Seven “STOPS and STARTS” for Healthcare Transformation
Today’s healthcare leaders must not only lead well but also lead differently. That means accepting a shift in the drivers of the healthcare from care providers to individuals and communities, ...
Don’t be distracted by intra-professional squabbling
More than anyone else, patients and their families know the expertise, skill and compassion Registered Practical Nurses bring to the bedside every single day. RPNs are at the heart of ...
Value-Based Healthcare - The Role of the Vendor Community
Value is in the eye of the beholder! Successful organizations understand that marketing, selling and delivering value is their responsibility.
A Balanced Scorecard for Your Third Act
For those of us in the baby boomer generation, Shakespeare’s sixth, if not seventh, stage is now upon us. In particular, as we struggle with the possibility, or reality, of ...
Don't Call Me "Dear"
Those over the traditional retirement age of 65 have always been around, so the sudden alarm at our numbers and the care we might require should not come as a ...
A Healthcare BHAG
The level of healthcare spending in Canada amounts to more than $242 billion dollars, according to the latest data published by the Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI). Too high ...
Facing Disruption Head On: Digital Reinvention in Healthcare
New and emerging technologies – such as artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud and 3D printing, among many others – are converging to change not ...
Strong foundations: making medications safer and more effective
In Canada, we like to believe that our health system is among the best in the world. In many ways, it is. But there are aspects of our ...
Living With Alzheimer’s — Like Living With a Child?
Alzheimer’s is a disease in which the goal posts move. Things can change from month to month, or even hour to hour. Frustration is part of the package. There will ...
From Prescription Pad to Patient: Canada Must Close the Medication Gap
The Canadian healthcare system and all its stakeholders could usefully focus on one fundamental question – how do we close the medication gap?
