Today, I and one of my staff who is a parent advocate had a call with a young psychiatrist. She was likely 38 years of age. I am old so that is young. My staff and I had spent a month working within this family system which consisted of 3 ...
source: McKinsey Dec 15 2020 source: McKinsey Dec 15 2020 The COVID 19 pandemic has worsened issues concerning the mental health of frontline healthcare workers. Health system leaders and educators and care providers should learn from other industries in developing an integrated framework promoting overall well-being and resilience for this ...
Canadian vaccine candidates have been registered with the World Health Organization. And while the Pfizer and Moderna jabs have high efficacy rates, experts agree that society will need as many potential cures as possible to quickly and affordably eradicate the virus. Some vaccine candidates may be more effective in certain ages ...
Morneau Shepell’s monthly’ Mental Health Index’ report shows a consistent negative mental health score among Canadians for the eighth consecutive month. The findings show that worsening psychological health, an increase in employment dissatisfaction, and extended mental strain continue to impact the mental wellbeing of Canadians. The score of -11.1 is ...
What if 5 patients come to the emergency department at the same time. And what if all 5 patients need admission to the ICU and need to be put on a ventilator but there are only 2 ICU beds and only 2 ventilators available? How can this decision be made ...
A small number of patients consume a large proportion of the total national health care budget.1 These medically and socially complex patients have been the target of efforts by health systems and insurers to bend the cost curve of increasing health care expenditures. To date, care management programs designed to ...
Bill Flanagan is president and vice-chancellor of the University of Alberta. Amid the challenges of COVID-19, this week’s awarding of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine to University of Alberta virologist Dr. Michael Houghton could not have been better timed. Exactly when we most need it, the world honours an ...
The team at RCM Health Consultancy has a client in a large children's hospital. This 14 year old client is very complex. She has problems covering several medical disciplines. These include: neurology, endocrinology, cardiology, gastroenterology and psychiatry. We were informed by a recognized medical doctor at the large children's hospital ...
Making a Dent in the Trillion-Dollar Problem: Toward Zero Defects Source: NEJM Catalyst Innovations In Care Delivery Dec 9 2020 Most efforts to eliminate defects in health care value have been piecemeal rather than systematic. Here is a framework for savings that can be achieved by eliminating defects in value. ...
BrainQ is a world class brain technology company in Israel. The company has a very innovative technology to promote brain healing following stroke or other neurodegenerative diseases. The technology borders on being brilliant and takes on the challenge of healing strokes which have always felt to be untreatable. This will ...