Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says the health-care discussion isn't just about money, which the provinces and territories may not want to hear. ...
Category: Health and COVID-19
Health Quality Ontario highlights inequality in latest report
Health Quality Ontario has found patients' satisfaction with hospital and home care is gradually inching up. ...
OMA airs health records privacy concerns in open letter to Ed Clark
The Ontario Medical Association is concerned about any privatization of health records without appropriate safeguards on patient data. ...
Seen: Dissident docs want out of paying association dues
Thousands of doctors say the want their membership to the Ontario Medical Association to be voluntary. ...
Seen: Ontario launches new opioid strategy
After intensive news coverage of the opioid crisis, Health Minister Eric Hoskins has unveiled the province's strategy to fight the epidemic. ...
Hoskins plays down health record privacy concerns
Health Minister Eric Hoskins says the health records privacy concerns voiced by the Ontario Medical Association and the Opposition are incorrect. ...
Doctors pushing back against Patients First Act
The Ontario Medical Association and the dissident docs have had their disagreements in the past, but they're pretty much on the same page when it comes to opposing the Patients First Act. ...
Health Minister asks privatization czar to look at digital health records
Health Minister Eric Hoskins is asking Ed Clark to advice on the government on how to "maximize the value" of Ontario's digital health records systems. ...
Happening: OMA ‘disappointed’ to see Patients First Act re-introduced
The Patients First Act was reintroduced Thursday, with minor changes. ...
Health Minister: Government doesn’t support long-term care home minimums
Ontario government doesn't support legislating a minimum number of hours of hands-on care in long-term care homes, the health minister says. ...