From Start to Finish: High-Quality Cancer Surgery for Canadians
Dr. Finley discusses why the Pan-Canadian Standards for Cancer Surgery were created and how they will help to improve the quality of cancer surgery in all parts of Canada
A Model of Efficiency From the Eyes of a Resident Physician
Increasing efficiency while maintaining the quality and safety of care at the level of a hospital, the Kensington Eye Institute has dramatically reduced the wait times between the initial referral ...
Groundhog Day – Escaping the Loop in Healthcare
Taking inspiration from the classic 1990s film Groundhog Day starring Bill Murray, my latest article reflects on how we can escape the loop in healthcare and (finally) shift to a ...
Does Competition have a Place in a Universal Healthcare System?
How can we maintain our high quality universal healthcare system – a pillar of our Canadian identity – for future generations in a rapidly changing environment?
The Real Answer to ER Overcrowding Lies in Understanding What Lies Upstream and Downstream of the Hospital
We need to solve hospital overcapacity issues and long waits for admission. Adding more beds or increasing capacity in the ER only brings temporary improvement. The real answer lies back ...
Video Visits are Now Everyday Healthcare
Virtual healthcare saves patients time — about four hours on average — and travel. About one in five said they saved more than 100 kms of travel. Patients, both rural ...
The Climate Emergency: A Role for Health Systems?
As hospitals and health networks in England declare climate emergencies, Fiona Miller asks whether it’s time for Canadian health systems to act.
Clinical Population Medicine: A Population Health Roadmap for Ontario Health Teams
The population health goals of OHTs are among their most promising features, but few healthcare organizations are doing population health or have existing capacity and expertise to take on this ...
KO eHealth & OTN: 10 years and counting
From the beginning, I was inspired by how much the people of K-OeTS cared about their communities and how skilled they were in engaging a community to be receptive to ...
Humber River Hospital Introduces a New Standard of Patient Care for Ontario and the World
Humber River Hospital CEO Barb Collins describes how the hospital is making a big step toward high-reliability healthcare thanks to their innovative clinical applications, which combine professional expertise with predictive ...
