Health Data
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Can’t make heads or tails of medical scans? A Canadian woman found a wayDelayed access to personal health data causes harm to patients, and can result in unnecessary or duplicative tests, longer wait times and hospital stays and medication errors.HealthJul 10
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Liberals table bill that would force health data vendors to allow secure data sharingThe bill means patients and health-care providers would be able to completely and securely access health information and exchange it with other systems.HealthJun 6
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Sexual assault survivor says N.S. bill gives too much access to patient health dataA Nova Scotia sexual assault survivor says lives could be put at risk if the province doesn't maintain limits on who can access sensitive medical information about patients.CanadaMar 25
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Do health care deals work? Feds overhauling data collection to help answerThe federal government is looking to create a complete picture of the system by overhauling the way Canada collects and shares health data.HealthJul 13, 2023
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Race-based data can help address health inequities in Canada: expertsMany racialized communities, which have higher rates of some chronic diseases, have called for race-based data to gain insights into contributing factors such as poverty.HealthJun 26, 2023
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Ottawa wants health data reform. How will this help solve Canada’s health crisis?Major gaps in the way health data is used in Canada means practitioners are often 'flying blind' when caring for patients, which is why experts are applauding Ottawa's health deal.HealthFeb 10, 2023
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Trudeau to hold health-care funding talks with premiers next month, sources sayPrime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada's premiers will meet in Ottawa next month in a bid to find a new funding deal for health care, according to two federal sources.CanadaJan 25, 2023
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Duclos optimistic over ‘change in tone’ from provinces on health funding dealA 'change in tone' has brought Ottawa closer to ending a standoff between premiers and the federal government over health-care funding, says Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.PoliticsJan 20, 2023
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Coronavirus: Could Alberta use smartphone apps to track patients, enforce quarantine?After Alberta's premier brought up the possibility of using smartphone apps to enforce quarantine orders, a former privacy commissioner and developer weigh in on balancing privacy and public health.CanadaApr 8, 2020
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Alberta government looking for help to design digital health data warehouseThe provincial government is looking to increase safety, innovation and research efforts, to enhance Alberta's health system's data storage.HealthMar 5, 2020
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