The agreement between the province's physicians and its government also, ‘includes additional targeted investments that will address systemic healthcare delivery issues,’ according to a release from the Ontario Medical Association.
The public health unit is releasing its final report on Dr. Esther Park a year after it was notified of a patient complaint last September and inspectors found medical instruments were not properly cleaned and disinfected at her clinic.
Alberta’s privacy commissioner and physicians’ regulatory college are reminding doctors wishing to use AI scribes that they need to submit a privacy impact assessment to the privacy commissioner’s office before using them—even for scribes approved under the Canada Health Infoway program.
A pilot project announced late August will see nurse practitioners operating outside NL Health services get funding for clinic space, admin support and more. But the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association wonders where the money is for similar support for docs.
