It just got a little easier to find health-care services closer to home.
On Thursday, the Ontario government launched two new initiatives to improve access to health care, and hopefully relieve stress on the province’s emergency rooms.
Health Care Connect aims to help people find a family health-care provider.
Dr. Mark Mensour, emergency department lead with the North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), said the program aims Read the rest of this entry »

Our health-care system is so enmeshed in the economy that expenses and revenues are measured with the same intense anxiety I feel when monitoring a diseased patient’s failing vital signs. With economists predicting that four million more people are likely to lose their jobs and health coverage in 2009, I shudder for the hard times ahead.
Something encouraging, however, is encased in the bad news: Our political leaders are finally connecting the Read the rest of this entry »

ALR Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: ALRT) announces
the funding for a clinical trial (the Trial) sponsored by Endocrine
Research Society (ERS) of Vancouver, Canada. The objective of this trial is
to determine the effectiveness of ALRT’s diabetes compliance system vs.
standard regimen on increasing patient compliance with prescribed
self-testing of blood sugar in Type 2 diabetics.
Currently, industry data indicates that only 14% of prescribed self-testing
of Read the rest of this entry »

Different healthcare systems often use different technologies, meaning
that providers also must view patient information on unfamiliar screens. These
translation challenges can cause confusion, delays and other problems in
delivering quality patient care in a timely fashion. Covisint addresses this,
enabling access to each hospital’s electronic medical records that translate
clinical and administrative patient information from multiple systems Read the rest of this entry »

Our health-care system is so enmeshed in the economy that expenses and revenues are measured with the same intense anxiety I feel when monitoring a diseased patient’s failing vital signs. With economists predicting that four million more people are likely to lose their jobs and health coverage in 2009, I shudder for the hard times ahead.
Something encouraging, however, is encased in the bad news: Our political leaders are finally connecting the Read the rest of this entry »

Presentation to connect race, women’s health
A special presentation on the connection between race and the preconception of health of women will be made by Ingham County Deputy Health Officer Renee Canady at a free health education breakfast, hosted by the African American Women’s Health Initiative.
The public event will be 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday at Maranatha Original Church of God, 400 Waubascon Road. Seating is limited. Call Lynn Ward Gray Read the rest of this entry »