Alberta government set to launch new health record portalThe new portal, MyHealth Records, is intended to provide Albertans with easy and online access to their electronic health record When are 'bad' doctors actually sick doctors?Doctors are being subjected to greater scrutiny and placed under mounting stress in overburdened healthcare systems. They deserve sympathy, not shame Calgary surgeon undergoes experimental spinal surgery Dr. Gill spent $100,000 for the surgery and travel to Thailand, since they weren't covered by healthcare or insurance U.S. reforms target PBMs to reduce drug prices Trump administration proposing reforms that target pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to eliminate the practice of PBM rebates in Medicare and Medicaid drug benefit programs. Doctor donates $800K to upgrade neo natal intensive care unit A physician who has helped in the births of more than 10,000 babies in Saskatchewan has delivered a different bundle of joy. C.D. Howe report urges measures to curb inappropriate medical testing One 2013 study estimated 16% to 56% of tests ordered are inappropriate Opioid maker used rap video to push powerful painkiller The video was shown during a national sales meeting in 2015 to encourage employees to talk doctors into prescribing higher doses Manitoba college launches Quality Improvement Program At first only family physicians will be included but it will expand to include all doctors in the province Alberta college asks doctors to begin tracking their own performance The college will soon launch a program in which doctors will mine their own practice data to assess their clinical performance Students, physicians in Calgary call for government crackdown on teen vaping SAAVE,which stands for Stop Addicting Adolescents to Vaping and E-cigarettes, is calling for stricter regulations than on tobacco products. First Previous 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 Next Last
