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- 7/20/2011
Tea Party taking on pharmacy ownership laws
Advocacy group challenging North Dakota law requiring pharmacists be majority owners of pharmacies. Law has kept big-box retailers, large chains from operating in state. - 7/19/2011
Family physicians keen on pay for performance: Ontario study
81% said preventive-care bonus program was useful - 7/19/2011
Bad decisions: the ultimate inefficiency in healthcare
Decisions are made every day about what healthcare services will be offered, who will fund them and how they will be delivered. These decisions have important ramifications for millions of Canadians, and bad decisions can exhaust already scarce healthcare resources. - 7/19/2011
67% of GPs, 58% of specialists happy with pay in 2010: Ontario Medical Association member survey
TORONTO | Ontario’s doctors are generally quite happy with their pay, with general practitioners in particular expressing satisfaction over their remuneration. - 7/19/2011
Alberta college gets court to stop shady cosmetic provider from using ‘doctor’
EDMONTON | The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta has called in the cavalry to force a cosmetics service provider here to stop illegally using the term doctor. - 7/19/2011
NBMS endorses push toward family practice teams
Provincial survey finds patients face challenges getting after-hours care - 7/19/2011
It’s hot! Recognizing and managing heat-related illness
As temperatures soar, healthcare professionals should be alert for these signs of distress.