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Quebec pilot project will bring hospital care to patients at home

Violin05/05/2023 71 Views

Quebec will begin rolling out home hospitalization care in several parts of the province in the next few months as part of a pilot project, the government announced on Monday.

The move will allow patients to be able to recover in the comfort of their own homes, while being seen virtually by a medical team, according to the office of Sonia Bélanger, the minister responsible for seniors.

“This approach allows users to keep their independence while avoiding the possible negative consequences of hospitalization,” Bélanger said, adding that seniors are particularly at risk with long-term hospital stays.

Patients will also be

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How health care workers can get free Chipotle to celebrate National Nurses Week

Violin05/05/2023 56 Views

To celebrate National Nurses Week, Chipotle is awarding lucky health care workers with free meals for them and their team.

The Mexican chain will award 2,000 winners a “Burrito Care Package” with 50 entrée codes for their team, equivalent to more than $1 million in free food. Health care professionals, including nurses, dentists, therapists, pharmacists and others, can enter the sweepstakes here until May 12. Chipotle will start to reach out to winners directly by May 19.

“Given the demands placed on the health care community every day, we know finding time to bond, celebrate, or even eat as a

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Outcry as Missouri AG limits transgender health care

Violin20/04/2023 109 Views

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s foremost LGBTQ advocacy group raised alarm on Friday that adults currently receiving transgender medical care will face “egregious” barriers to continued treatment under new emergency rules in Missouri.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican, on Thursday published rules that will apply to all Missourians starting April 27.

“Gender-affirming health care will be very challenging to access for transgender adults and transgender youth going forward,” said Shira Berkowitz, spokesperson for the Missouri advocacy group PROMO.

Bailey had previously only mentioned regulations for minors, and his office only acknowledged the expanded rules when questioned by the

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‘Shut it off immediately’: The health industry responds to data privacy crackdown

Violin18/04/2023 78 Views

For consumers, health care industry experts say, the shift offers more privacy, but could also make it more difficult to find primary care, mental health and other medical services online.

“Legal and compliance teams … are telling the marketing team that these tools are dead men walking, you need to shut it off immediately,” said Ray Mina, head of marketing at Freshpaint, a San Francisco firm that provides software to health care firms for firms managing customer marketing data.

The backdrop for this new concern is a rising trend of Americans receiving information or services from mental health apps, telehealth

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Moncton mobile health unit brings care to the homeless

Violin17/04/2023 53 Views

Hoping to meet the rising demand, outreach programs in the Moncton area are expanding outside of the clinic walls to help reach clients where they are.

The idea took off during the pandemic when health-care professionals realized how challenging it would be for people living rough or homeless to receive care.

“It could be on the side of the street. It could be in shelters,” said nurse practitioner France Maillet-Gagnon. “So it’s really connecting with the services they are already going to sometimes.”

The Salvus Clinic, a not-for-profit organization, has been providing shelter services for three years. However, a new

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What does the Supreme Court decision mean for Saskatchewan health care?

Violin15/04/2023 59 Views

Last week the Supreme Court of Canada decided not to hear a BC doctor’s appeal on expanding access to health care.

The decision leaves privately-funded health care prohibited in the province and effectively settles that element of the private-versus-public-funding debate on the west coast.

But it comes as other provinces continue to push ahead with privately-funded health care — even though it violates the Canada Health Act and will likely mean the provinces receive less federal funding.

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Energy and health-care stocks dominated this week’s best performers

Violin10/04/2023 60 Views

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Other programs can help uninsured, the Ontario health minister says as coverage to end

Violin03/04/2023 110 Views

TORONTO — The decision to end funding for a program that provides care for patients without health insurance will not be reversed, Ontario’s health minister said Monday as she defended the move that’s come under fire from the province’s doctors.

Sylvia Jones said uninsured patients can still receive health care through other programs after the Physician and Hospital Services for Uninsured Persons Program ends this Friday.

“There’s no change in the way that uninsured persons will receive care in the province of Ontario, the only change is how hospitals, community health, and midwifery centers will be reimbursed for ensuring and

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