Future of Healthcare 2036 – An Integration of Providers, Consumers and Technology
In many respects our concept of integration today needs to be replaced by the understanding that the relationships between consumers and healthcare providers are being “democratized” by technology.
Gaps in the Mental Health Story: A Chance to Do Good
Canada’s political leaders have the once-in-a-generation opportunity to bring justice to those who live with mental illness. They can choose to mandate equitable access to evidence-based mental healthcare and supports ...
Community and Home Care, the Digital Age
When I think about the future of Canadian healthcare, I wonder, ‘What would Tommy Douglas think?’ As the father of universal healthcare and a staunch social advocate for Canadians, ...
Frailty a better gauge for healthcare funding
The Trudeau government should craft a new arrangement for health-care funding based on the precise and evidence-based concept of frailty
Time to rethink healthcare policy for the elderly
We need an integrated healthcare system for older adults that increases the quality and continuity of care.
Canadians want patient online healthcare options
Eight in 10 Canadian adults want online access to their own health information yet fewer than one in 10 currently have it, according to a new study published in HealthcarePapers.
Cognitive systems have the potential to dramatically change healthcare in Canada
Harnessing both visible and invisible data can have a profound impact on our healthcare system.
The Aging Physician and the Hospital
Standing in your office are two quite upset surgeons, one anxious and the other quite angry. There is a dispute about the now overdue call schedule for their specialty over ...
Why Build Health Leadership Capacity Across Canada?
There is a growing consensus that Canada’s 14 separate health systems need to move away from “innovation by accident to innovation by design” and that leadership is the number one ...
From cost benefit to risk benefit?
Perhaps instead of talking about cost-benefit, we should start talking about risk-benefit – balancing the risks and benefits of various treatments.
