Archive for June, 2012

Excellent Care “For All” by Camille Orridge

Equity – a blog Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) has identified equity as a key component of quality care. The Ministry has developed a Health Equity Impact Assessment (HEIA) to support improved health equity, including the reduction of avoidable health disparities between population groups. HEIA also supports improved targeting of healthcare investments—the […]

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No technology replaces the human brain | Longwoods eLetter June 5, 2012

Quote “. . . no technology (that I’m aware of) has yet replaced the human brain nor increased its processing prowess. There is a finite limit to how fast one can process information.“ Dr. Antony Raikhlin responds to Dr. Jeljit Dhanoa who responded to Will Falk. Essay Impact of Information Technology on Human Resources in […]

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Tim Hortons outlets costing money: two hospitals report

From The National Post WINDSOR . Windsor Regional Hospital in Ontario is losing up to $265,000 a year operating Tim Hortons outlets on its premises, a drain so severe that the hospital is considering cutting cafeteria hours by as much as 50%. The revelation comes the same week that the St. John’s Health Sciences Centre in […]

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