Preserving equity in a patient pay model within Canada's public healthcare system is indeed challenging, but several strategies could be considered to mitigate potential inequities: 1. Income-based sliding scale fees: - Implement a sliding scale fee structure based on income levels - Lower-income individuals would pay less or nothing, while ...
A group of psychiatrists from a prominent medical school have organized a course to assist healthcare leaders in managing burnout. Nice attempt at fixing burnout. But it won't work. A program of self-care is a very simplistic approach to fixing burnout. The workplace culture in healthcare is toxic. It sucks ...
The cost for a typical family for public healthcare is $18,500 per year. And for that the family gets a failing and failed healthcare system. And the system ranks near the bottom of various market economies.
I was talking to a group of 4 nurse practitioners who serve a farming community of over 12,000. They do not have a doctor working with them. Their funding is from the government. The funding is in 2 buckets: 1) operations and 2) HR and salaries. The operations budget has ...
Most doctors, nurses, and health admins think only of the care journey. That journey is critical and is, of course, very important to focus on from the outset. However, it's crucial to understand that patients also embark on another journey, one that is often overlooked—the administrative journey. This journey, which ...
The Adam family's grandmother, Minnie, developed a perforated bowel and was very sick with sepsis. She was operated on. The perforation was caused by a rare and aggressive T-cell lymphoma. The daughter and son-in-law are highly intelligent and successful businesspersons. They started to google and found the most prominent cancer ...
Patients Partnering With Doctors: It Is The Only Solution To A Broken Primary Care System I spent 40+ years as a family doctor. During that time, I could see the decline of the family doctor and the erosion of service levels. Being a family doctor was not just a ...
How Long Should It Take To See A Medical Specialist? 1 week or 1 to 2 years? Canadian patients are experiencing very long waits to access specialty consultations or care. We receive requests daily from patients across Canada on long wait lists for somewhat urgent conditions. 1 to 3 years ...
Dr. Tristan Brownrigg: I am a family physician, outdoorsman, and rural generalist currently working a mix of clinic, ER and inpatient care in the East Kootenays of British Columbia. I graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School, and did my Residency at Queen’s University (Kawartha site). I completed family medicine ...
The tics started when J. H. was only 12 years old. Over time her condition worsened until she was having whole-body fits and being rushed to hospital. But her local hospital in Durham, England, was dismissive, suggesting she had anxiety, a mental health condition, and that she was probably spending ...