by Heather | Nov 1, 2010 | Accountability
Canada wasn’t the first country to examine the rate of adverse events in its hospitals, but it did learn a thing or two from those already on the road to patient safety. From the outset of the Canadian Adverse Events Study, its funding bodies and researchers...
by Heather | Oct 19, 2010 | Canadian Health Care Information
Results of the latest Nanos Poll show that health care is once again the top national issue for Canadians. If you have ever taken a good hard look at the Canadian health care system you can understand why. Despite political promises and annual injections of federal...
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...
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...
by Heather | Sep 24, 2010 | Health Care Legislation
People from countries around the world gathered in Sofia, Bulgaria in 2002 to advocate for the right of individuals to access information held by government and for greater government transparency. Their efforts are now internationally recognized on Right to Know Day...
