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News Program Features Story About Transparency and Accountability in Canadian Health Care

by Heather | Oct 10, 2010 | Canadian Health Care Information

The CTV news program W5 recently aired “Silent Treatment” a story about the struggles encountered by two Newfoundland families trying to access medical information following the death of a family member. I believe many Canadian patients and their families...
Privacy Legislation and the Right to Know: A Manitoba Couple Helps the Province Clean Up its Act, Part II

Privacy Legislation and the Right to Know: A Manitoba Couple Helps the Province Clean Up its Act, Part II

by Heather | Sep 29, 2010 | Health Care Legislation

A year after the death of her mother Frances, Mimi and Blake found that many of their questions were left unanswered and their concerns about the pitfalls of Manitoba’s Personal Health Information Act (PHIA) dismissed. They soon realized that a twofold approach...

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