Marjo Johne
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- 3/24/2022
On a mission: How FGC is advancing automated recommendations to improve patient care and pharmacy revenue
The company's newly acquired technology is already helping about 400 independent pharmacists across the country increase uptake of clinical services while creating backend efficiencies. - 3/22/2022
Do the math: Doctor billed for almost 51,000 tests in 4 years but had only 4,800 corresponding test supplies
A doctor never performed thousands of tests he billed for, according to the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal, which said he even claimed drug screening on patients as young as nine and multiple pregnancy tests for a patient who wasn't sexually active. - 3/17/2022
Cancel the cancellation: Internet pharmacy entrepreneur gets back his licence
Once the owner of the world's biggest international pharmacy business, Kristjan Thorkelson, is currently serving a five-year probation sentence as part of a plea deal with the U.S. District Attorney. - 3/16/2022
London Drugs says pharmacist suing for wrongful dismissal quit her job
Lina Reid, who did not comply with a company policy requiring full COVID vaccination, would have had to work in close proximity to patients and other staff. The vaccine policy was not a breach of contract, says London Drugs. - 3/16/2022
Doctor hits back against $6 million lawsuit alleging forced sterilization
Dr. Andrew Kotaska wants the Northwest Territories Supreme Court to dismiss the lawsuit and award him costs on 'an elevated scale,' citing 'malicious and untrue allegations of racial bias' in the claim filed by a patient from Tuktoyaktuk. - 3/16/2022
Because you won't fit in their suitcase: 7 ways you can help your globe-trotting patients
Canadians are starting to travel again. That means fun and adventure, but also more exposure to potential health risks. - 3/9/2022
Suspension and $29K in costs for doctor who let nurses do unsupervised cosmetic procedures
Dr. Naveen Tandon, who had previously been prohibited from providing primary care in Ontario and Saskatchewan, has closed down his skincare clinics in Saskatoon and Regina - 3/9/2022
Doctor slammed for using unapproved, unproven cancer treatment treatments, even on a patient with no cancer
Dr. Akbar Nauman Khan—who has restrictions related to ivermectin and COVID vaccine exemptions—told one patient’s oncologist that SAFE chemotherapy had an FDA-approved trial and was okayed for off-label use for colon cancer. In reality, he had no evidence of this, according to the Ontario Physicians and Surgeons Discipline Tribunal. - 3/7/2022
Remote role with a Saskatoon clinic leads to $86K-liability for B.C. doctor
In defending his case, Dr. Robert Colistro said he believed the clinic he oversaw was using the right billing codes based on how he and the clinic owner interpreted the province’s payment schedule. - 3/3/2022
Increases, inflation and inequities: A western perspective for Ontario doctors mulling a new fee agreement
Dr. Eric Cadesky, a family physician who was president of Doctors of B.C. when it negotiated a master agreement that won strong member support, declined to comment on Ontario's proposed fee deal but said negotiations shouldn’t focus on across-the-board compensation increases. - 3/1/2022
OMA urges doctors to vote for proposed fee agreement
Proposed agreement is a 'better alternative to arbitration and yields more benefits, and in more areas, than would likely be awarded' by arbitration board, says the Ontario Medical Association. - 2/28/2022
Pharmacist who hiked up prices for insurance claims gets $40K fine and six-month suspension
Montreal pharmacist Jessie Haggaï inflated prices for pharmaceutical services by as much as eight times the average price in the province or sector, according to the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec.
