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					<title><![CDATA[Ontario urges province to have 'united front' over what doctors are paid]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has sent a letter to fellow premiers calling for a united front in making better use of technology and new drug therapies in delivering healthcare, as well as stand together on how much they pay doctors. "It only makes good sense that, when medical breakthroughs allow a  physician to greatly increase the number of procedures or surgeries done  in a day, the payment made by Canadians to that physician be  reconsidered and re-balanced," he writes. The Ontario Medical Association said the letter suggests McGuinty is worried that the tense talks between the province and doctors might spur a physician exodus. McGuinty is encouraging provinces like Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, which are increasing the fees paid to their doctors, to break their agreements, the OMA said.
Related News:
McGuinty looks for national unity in fight to reduce doctors' fees - Globe and Mail
McGuinty: Ontario family doctor 'flight' not a concern - CTV
Canadian doctors warn fee cuts, pay inequalities will spur exodus - National Post]]></description>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>		
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					<title><![CDATA[Nova Scotia following Ontario's lead in assessing, overhauling fees]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Chronicle Herald reports that Nova Scotia is following Ontario's lead to impose a new fee schedule on doctors. The provincial government and Doctors Nova Scotia are working on an overhaul of the fee schedule for physicians. The opposition Liberals have targeted "highly paid" specialists such as radiologists, ophthalmologists, and cardiologists, and said that the new fees reflect changes in technology that allow doctors to carry out procedures more efficiently. Health Minister Maureen MacDonald said DNS asked the province to review the fee schedule and that it was doing so "with their participation." The fee schedule is expected to take "a couple of years" to complete.]]></description>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>		
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					<title><![CDATA[Alberta, other provinces joining McGuinty's clampdown on doctors fees]]></title>
					<link>http://shiftportal.com/nbhealth/redirection/index.cfm?id=17469</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Alberta says it is looking to overhaul their pay formula, joining Ontario and other provinces in a move that could reshape health-care funding in Canada. In a recent letter, Ontario Premier McGuinty cited the goals of the premiers' innovation group in encouraging his counterparts to follow his lead in rolling back doctors' fees for some services that technological advancements have made easier to perform. Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne says the province -- which gave its doctors a $181 million raise two months ago -- is revamping primary care and will consider changes to fees. Other provinces also want to overhaul or cut fees, although the efforts aren't yet co-ordinated. British Columbia, Manitoba and Nova Scotia have all signalled they are looking at changes to certain fees, the Globe and Mail reports. CMA president Dr. John Haggie criticized the Ontario government for unilaterally cutting fees without talking to doctors.]]></description>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>		
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					<title><![CDATA[Ontario to hire 900 more nurses to boost nursing home, community-based care]]></title>
					<link>http://shiftportal.com/nbhealth/redirection/index.cfm?id=17460</link>
					<description><![CDATA[Ontario is creating over 900 new nursing positions this year as it focuses its efforts on nursing home and community-based care. Positions include: 126 rapid response nurses to visit high-risk patients at home 24 hours after hospital discharge; 200 nurses for long-term care home residents with complex and challenging behaviours; 191 telemedicine nurses; and, 144 school nurses to identify and help students with mental health or addition issues. The new nurses are aimed at helping to get patients who need alternate levels of care out of hospitals and back home or into a community care facility or nursing home.]]></description>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>		
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					<title><![CDATA[B.C. surgeons using group medical visits approach for endoscopy patients]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[This BCMJ piece looks at efforts by a group of general surgeons in Langley who initiated a trial of group medical visits, which are included in the Practice Support Program (PSP) for specialist physicians with the learning sessions funded by the Specialist Services Committee. While group medical visits "have been successfully used" among general practitioners in B.C., the group of four surgeons decided to focus their  pilot project on colonoscopy patients. Each session was attended by a maximum of 20 patients and involved presentations by a surgeon and an endoscopy nurse, followed by a Q&A period. Patient satisfaction with the group medical visits was very high, scoring almost 100% on all measures, and patients also received treatment 4 to 5 months earlier than they otherwise would have, on average. The surgeons have sent letters to all referring physicians, outlining their process for group medical visits and the formal inclusion criteria for referral.]]></description>
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					<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>		
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					<title><![CDATA[Ottawa veut permettre à plus de professionnels de la santé de prescrire des substances licites contrôlées]]></title>
					<link>http://shiftportal.com/nbhealth/redirection/index.cfm?id=17464</link>
					<description><![CDATA[La ministre f&eacute;d&eacute;rale de la Sant&eacute;, Leona Agglukag, a annonc&eacute; qu'Ottawa a d&eacute;pos&eacute; un nouveau r&egrave;glement qui permettrait aux sages-femmes, aux infirmi&egrave;res praticiennes et aux podiatres de prescrire certains m&eacute;dicaments contenant des substances licites contr&ocirc;l&eacute;es. Elle explique que ce r&egrave;glement &laquo;favorisera la continuit&eacute; des soins en facilitant l'acc&egrave;s aux m&eacute;dicaments contr&ocirc;l&eacute;s au moment et &agrave; l'endroit voulus.&raquo; Le projet de R&egrave;glement sur les nouvelles cat&eacute;gories de praticiens permettrait &agrave; ces professionnels de la sant&eacute; de prescrire, d'administrer et de fournir des substances licites contr&ocirc;l&eacute;es comme la cod&eacute;ine, le fentanyl et le diaz&eacute;pam, dans les provinces et les territoires o&ugrave; ils sont autoris&eacute;s &agrave; le faire. Les gouvernements provinciaux et territoriaux sont charg&eacute;s de r&eacute;glementer les professionnels de la sant&eacute; et ils ont &eacute;t&eacute; consult&eacute;s pour l'&eacute;laboration des modifications propos&eacute;es.]]></description>
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