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- 7/4/2012
COACH releases new privacy guidelines for patient portals
A special edition of Privacy & Security for Patient Portals 2012 Guidelines has been published by COACH, the Canadian association of healthcare information technology. The guidelines, says COACH, are of benefit to those with patient portal systems in place or are thinking about introducing them. - 7/4/2012
York Central Hospital renamed, joined with planned Vaughan hospital
RICHMOND HILL, ONT. _ Mackenzie Health is a new regional healthcare provider formed to serve southwest York Region, just north of Toronto. It will include two full-service hospitals: the renamed Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital, formerly known as York Central Hospital, and the future Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital, to be operational in 2018-'19. - 7/4/2012
New breast cancer therapy combines microbubbles and ultrasound
TORONTO _ Future breast cancer patients facing a difficult-to-treat form of the disease may have new hope in an innovative treatment being devised by researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. - 7/3/2012
Surgical residents perform better in OR if they receive structured training in simulated environment
Research leads to new course for U of T students - 7/3/2012
GTA pharmacists charged with defrauding ODB
Charges follow investigation that discovered billings for drug products that were never dispensed were submitted to the Ontario Drug Benefit Plan. - 7/3/2012
OHA accepting applications for green hospital funding
he Ontario Hospital Association says it is accepting applications for funding under the Green Hospital Champion Fund Implementation Program. Ontario hospitals can apply for funding for green projects to cover up to $750,000 of eligible costs. - 7/3/2012
Dreams can come true, for hard workers
The future for pharmacy is lined up for those who aspire to do great things for patients. - 7/3/2012
The Individual Pension Plan: still a great retirement saving vehicle
Approach can build retirement funds faster than RRSPs - 7/3/2012
Partnership to fund creation of pediatric IBD research network
VANCOUVER _ The Foundation for Children with Intestinal and Liver Disorders (CH.I.L.D) has announced a new partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to fund the creation of the Canadian Children Inflammatory Bowel Disease Network.