How a national drug plan would benefit CanadaPrescription drug costs are on average 50 per cent higher in Canada than in other developed countries. The unintended consequences of complaints against doctorsIn my last post I argued how fear is pervasive in medical practice and how it prevents doctors from practising the best medicine. Now I want to explore how fear leads to practising "defensive medicine," which leads to harming the patient. Contrarian: What's up at the NRC? The change in direction for the National Research Council may be another sign of Conservative animosity to science. Or maybe not Editorial: Capital commentary Editorial: How to get new hospitals built The use of public-private partnerships (P3s) for hospital construction still makes some people nervous. Despite these misgivings, the fact is that the P3 approach gets the job done. Healthcare IT: E-records and the mobile challenge Smartphones and tablets are changing the game, but the rules are still being worked out Leadership: Lead with your strengths Nobody’s good at everything — it’s more effective to build on your strengths than work on your weaknesses Rx for Canada's ailing healthcare system About one in five Canadians choose not to fill a prescription because of out-of-pocket costs. Is having an EMR soon to be the ‘standard of care’? Canadian medicare needs an Rx About one in five Canadians choose not to fill a prescription because of out-of-pocket costs Doctors must take the lead in protecting patient privacy Ontario privacy commissioner calls for using cypher text for health data on mobile devices FEEDBACK: Why Craig Bromell? First Previous 482 483 484 485 486 Next Last
