Almost 10,000 scheduled medevacs annually, for total population of under 20,000
Despite new telehealth services that allow Cree patients to undergo certain medical procedures in their home clinics, more Cree are travelling south for medical treatment every year.
"The work goes up 10% every year" for the department dealing with medical travel, said Cree Health Board Chairperson Bella Petawabano this week at the Cree Nation Government's annual general assembly in Ouje-Bougoumou, northern Québec.
Weiterlesen: CA: Despite new health services, medevacs continue to climb in Cree communities
A $400-million effort to consolidate 63 federal government email systems into one is not only running at least 18 months late, but was plagued by early confusion over what was to be included and questions about how the winner was selected.
The “Email Transformation Initiative” run by Shared Services Canada was meant to showcase the Conservative government’s ability to manage complex projects and help it streamline the bureaucracy. Instead, it quickly ran into problems.
Weiterlesen: CA: Snail mail: Federal email upgrade ran into wall of confusion
Edmonton's open data plans and policies can set an example for other cities looking to bring more citizens into the "civic rink."
Edmonton, Alberta, is proudly referred to by its residents and admirers as the “City of Champions,” likely due to the Oilers’ hockey dominance between 1984 and 1990, when that storied team raised the Stanley Cup five times.
Weiterlesen: CA: Alberta: Edmonton: City of Open Data Champions (Contributed)
The City of North Bay will be launching their eServices Portal on Tuesday, June 30th, 2015.
The Portal will allow citizens to register and then have access to their water meter consumption information and a water bill estimator. It is important to note that by registering online, every citizen has the opportunity to view and monitor their daily water consumption and to check for any unknown leaks.
Weiterlesen: CA: Ontario: North Bay: City to launch eServices Portal
New technology that notifies the North East CCAC when a patient is admitted to hospital and notifies hospitals that a patient is receiving home care services is smoothing patient transitions and enhancing quality patient care.
Funded by eHealth Ontario, the new e-Notification initiative began rolling out across the northeast on January 29th. As of March 31st, the North East CCAC and 24 Northeastern Ontario Network (NEON) hospitals have been ‘turned on’ to this information-sharing project.
Weiterlesen: CA: Ontario: New technology helps patients with home care