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Patients Take a Bite of Prevention Apple with Web!based Interactive Personal Health Record

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An Interactive Preventive Care Record

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This Just In: Systems Designed to Fail, Fail

First there is the disaster that comes to light long after the fact. Then there is the inquiry. Then there is the scathing report that meticulously unearths the causes of the disaster. Then there is the apology (they’re allowed now – it’s the law!). Then there is restitution. Finally there is the commitment: never again. […]

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The Longwoods Barn Quilt

War of 1812 to be Interpreted Through Trail of Barn Quilts – 11/01/2011 The official kick off date for three years of activities to commemorate the War of 1812 – 1814 is June 2012, but the buzz recently hit the national media. Local groups in this area are busy making plans. In 1811, the original […]

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20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors

Patient Fact Sheet Medical errors can occur anywhere in the health care system: In hospitals, clinics, surgery centers, doctors’ offices, nursing homes, pharmacies, and patients’ homes. Errors can involve medicines, surgery, diagnosis, equipment, or lab reports. These tips tell what you can do to get safer care. One in seven Medicare patients in hospitals experience […]

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Obama Care Supreme Court Decision June 28, 2012

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Transition | Longwoods eLetter June 26, 2012

Quote Comment after this morning’s Breakfast with the Chiefs featuring Dr. Marty Kohn, IBM’s Chief Medical Scientist for Care Delivery Systems: “(Dr.) WATSON will change Medicine; similar to the Stethoscope. An historic morning.” (signed by a physician in the audience) Essay “When the misuse or abuse of alcohol or another drug infiltrates into the ranks […]

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Better Care: An Analysis of Nursing and Healthcare System Outcomes

Gina Browne, et al. 18/06/2012 Related Materials Better Health: An analysis of public policy and programming focusing on the determinants of health and health outcomes that are effective in achieving the healthiest populations Better Value: An analysis of the impact of current healthcare system funding and financing models and the value of health and healthcare […]

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Better Value: An analysis of the impact of current healthcare system funding and financing models and the value of health and healthcare in Canada

Stuart N. Soroka, et al. 18/06/2012 Related Materials The Economic Impact of Improvements in Primary Healthcare Performance Additional Funds for the Healthcare System in Canada: The Distributional and Economic Impact of Alternative Revenue-raising Schemes The Fiscal Sustainability of Canadian Publicly Funded Healthcare Systems and the Policy Response to the Fiscal Gap The Use of Health […]

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Better Health: An analysis of public policy and programming focusing on the determinants of health and health outcomes that are effective in achieving the healthiest populations

Carles Muntaner, et al. 18/06/2012 Related Materials Research-oriented decision-making promoting healthy public policy and reducing social inequities. Developing a Strategic Needs-Based Population Health Methodology Evidence Informed Decision Making Processes/Tools for Peel Public Health Development of a resource allocation model for optimizing access to radiotherapy treatments in the Province of Quebec, especially in RUIS – Université […]

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