Healthcare Management

TORONTO | When the Canadian Core Competency Profile for Case Management Providers is unveiled this month, a new standard for healthcare management will be set, says Joan Park, president of the National Case Management Network.

QUEBEC CITY | New provincial building codes and the threat of seismic activity along the biggest fault line in eastern Canada have triggered major infrastructure spending at three Quebec hospitals.

The Healthcare Supply Chain Network (HSCN) has announced a program for vendor credentialing developed around the HSCN National Standard for Vendor Credentialing in Canada.

Faced with escalating costs for renting specialized mattresses for inpatients prone to bed sores, Kelowna General Hospital has implemented a mattress management program that has reduced rental costs by 67% since its introduction in November 2010.

48 Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) employed by CapitalCare in Edmonton will be losing their jobs. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) says it's due to a $3 million funding cut by Alberta Health Services (AHS).

Thousands of patients are dying in hospitals each year because there are not enough doctors or nurses, research shows.

The majority of new graduates of Nova Scotia’s nursing programs are staying and working in this province, a Canadian Institute for Health Information report released Thursday says.