Practice Management
Move More Procedures Out Of Hospital And Into The Community: Ontario's Doctors
By Ontario Medical AssociationJuly 22, 2011 - Yesterday, the President of the Ontario Medical Association, Dr. Stewart Kennedy, said the province would save money, improve access to services, and lighten the load on overburdened hospitals if more diagnostic and surgical procedures were moved out of the hospital and into specialized clinics.
Use of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) by Canadian Physicians Bodes Well for Future of Patient Care
By Essential Research Inc.July 20, 2011 - Essential-EMR: A Primer on how Canadian Primary Care Physicians are using Electronic Medical Records in their Practices New research provides a comprehensive view of how primary care physicians are using EMR in their practices, from using the most basic functions to using functions to enhance patient care.
Ex-players in eHealth scandal on shortlist for big provincial contract
By Globe and Mail UpdateJuly 07, 2011 - A potential bidder on a lucrative contract to develop an electronic drug-information system in Ontario is staffed by former players in the eHealth spending controversy.
Population-driven Medical Education: The Northern Ontario School of Medicine
By The Health ProfessionalThe Health Professional interviewed two faculty members from the Northern Ontario School of Medicine to learn about some of NOSM’s unique features. Many thanks to Sue Berry, Interim Associate Dean of Continuing Health Professional Education at NOSM, and to Christopher Winn, Assistant Professor, School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University and NOSM, and Coordinator of the Northern Studies Stream (Physiotherapy), for their time and insights.
Engage the Talent, Enhance the Care
By Karl Samuelson, MBAAny consideration of demographic change and the Canadian health system will inevitably point to our aging population. It is generally held that baby boomers (born between 1947 and 1966) will have a dramatic impact on the Canadian health system in the next five decades.
The MIG in Flight
By Drew R. SinclairSeptember’s NewsWatch featured our “MIG Takes Flight” synopsis of the Minor Injury Guideline. That article considered the possibility that with the definition of serious injury so restricted, claims operations managers would set the bar for serious injury evidence higher than the MIG intended. After almost seven months since the MIG’s September 1 effective date, we asked personal injury lawyer Drew Sinclair of the firm Oatley Vigmond to offer his perspective on how practice compares with MIG theory.
Ontario Wait Times: How Good is Good Enough?
By The Health ProfessionalWe are all used to waiting for care. But how long is too long, and how short a wait can we afford? Depending on the service, the answer to the first question is either a function of best medical practice or one of convenience. On the other hand, the answer to the affordability question is purely a function of financial resources, process efficiency and a little bit of queuing theory.
Practice Management Software Selection Rule 1: Understand Your Requirements
By Charles SpinaWhether you are a physician, a psychologist, an occupational therapist, another type of health professional or an administrator, the complexity of managing your office and vital patient functions tends to go hand in hand with the diversity of your practice model. That applies especially to multidisciplinary practices and those assessing or treating patients covered under more than one plan or program.
Ontario ePrescribing Takes Utilization Review to a New Level
By The Health ProfessionalThey may not have known it, but for a number of years most employees covered under pay-direct (a.k.a. drug card) plans have had their prescriptions captured and monitored by real time drug adjudication systems that incorporate sophisticated control, security and safety logic.
