The Key to Success is in the Detail and the Implementation
For the better part of the last three decades we have seen reports, reviews, committees, expert panels, legislative reform and stakeholders call for change to Ontario’s healthcare system, often in ...
A Personal Best for Ontario's Healthcare System
Our healthcare system needs a personal best but our plans haven’t been well-paced and have never gone the distance. At times our province has run faster than our healthcare system ...
The Unintended Effects of Reorganizing Health Authorities on Patient Engagement
What are the unintended effects of new health system plan in Ontario? Umair Majid from the University of Toronto believes that the new system will limit the ability and capabilities ...
Down the Rabbit-Hole: Being (a) Patient in a Fragmented System
I have wanted to be a doctor for as long as I can remember. I have also been a patient for as long as I can remember. I spent twelve ...
Go Big, and Go Home
With the changes afoot in Ontario, we have taken a bold first step to find creative and practical solutions to our challenge of hallway healthcare. The starting point is not ...
Using Clinical Documentation Improvement to Improve Patient Care
Niagara Health Systems implemented a clinical documentation improvement (CDI) program, including an enhanced physician query process, to improve the accuracy and completeness of their medical records, and found healthcare and ...
The 1, 2, 3 Guide to Disrupting Healthcare
We are burdened with a health delivery system that hasn’t evolved all that much since Tommy Douglas invented medicare in the 1960s. There are no magic bullets to fix it, ...
The Rule of Three
Dr. Kevin Smith’s BWTC presentation followed the rule of three. His focus was on patient engagement, staff engagement, and system-level engagement as integral to improving quality and safety in an ...
What can Canada Learn from Finland about Happiness, Health, and Education?
Every person I spoke to seemed to clearly understand that health is primarily determined by the environments in which we live. They recognize the importance of the built environment in ...
Recommendations for the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare
No standards exist for public or private drug insurance so coverage is literally all over the map.The author proposes practical and specific changes that could improve access to prescription medicines.
