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Public Consultation on Proposed Regulations to Quality of Care Information Protection Act, 2016
Bill 119, Health Information Protection Act, 2016 (“HIPA”) amended several statutes to enhance the protection of personal health information and improve the quality of patient care through increased transparency and accountability of health facilities. One of the most anticipated changes...
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Alberta Health and Alberta Doctors Partner to Improve Patient Care
On October 17, 2016, the Government of Alberta (“Alberta”) and the Alberta Medical Association (“AMA”) announced that AMA members had ratified amendments to the existing Master Agreement between the parties. The Master Agreement was not set to expire until 2018,...
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Report on the Construction Lien Act
On September 26, 2016 the Ontario Government released a report on Ontario’s Construction Lien Act entitled “Striking the Balance: Expert Review of Ontario’s Construction Lien Act” (the “Report”). The Report was prepared after consultation with various stakeholders and includes 100 recommendations...
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Increased Access to Surplus Property Available for Health and Community Hubs in Ontario
Effective September 1, 2016, the Disposition of Surplus Real Property Regulation to the Ontario Education Act(the “Disposition of Surplus Property Regulation”) was amended with the intention to reduce barriers to the formation of health and community hubs in Ontario. The changes...
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Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Promises Legislative Changes Relating to Sexual Abuse
Health care professionals are prohibited from engaging in sexual acts, conduct, or behaviour with their patients. It is professional misconduct to engage in such conduct, which is defined as “sexual abuse” in the governing legislation[i]. The legislation attempts to impose...
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New Opportunity for Health Service Providers to Collaborate in Health Technology Development
MaRS Discovery District recently announced a new initiative called Innovation Partnership: Procurement by Co-Design. It offers start-up technology companies an opportunity to collaborate with Ontario-based, publicly funded healthcare service providers in the development of technology which is specifically tailored to...
Dear Health Care Facility: Are You Prepared for a Request for Medical Assistance in Dying?
Risk Management in Canadian Health Care, Volume 18, No. 4, August 2016
This article was republished from our July 21, 2016 Health Communiqué. Click here to view.
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What Health Facilities Need to Know About QCIPA 2016
Risk Management in Canadian Health Care, Volume 18, No. 4, August 2016
This article was originally published in the May 11, 2016 issue of our Health Communiqué.
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Dear Health Care Facility: Are You Prepared for a Request for Medical Assistance in Dying?
On June 17, 2016, after much debate in the House of Commons and the Senate, the federal government passed Bill C-14 (An Act to amend the Criminal Code and to make related amendments to other Acts (medical assistance in dying)),...
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Anticipated Overhaul of Quality Oversight to Non-Hospital Medical Clinics
The Minister of Health and Long-Term Care has indicated he intends to implement the recommendations set out in the recently released report by Health Quality Ontario (HQO), pertaining to its review of the quality oversight of non-hospital medical clinics (NHMCs)...
