It is fair to say there is a lot of discussion about what is going on in primary care - the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care's plans for ongoing transformation, in addition to fee cuts. While we...
The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced additional funding cuts to physician services payments and new fee code changes. The OCFP understands that this is both concerning and frus...
On Aug. 14, 2015, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care announced a new provincial/territorial expert advisory panel on physician-assisted dying. The OCFP certainly welcomes ongoing discu...
There is no shortage of people knocking on the family physician's door with asks, things that we need to change, new ways to practice or treat our patients. Working in primary care with a variety of ...
Children and youth covered by private insurance to bill those plans first On June 30, Christine Elliott - Ontario's new Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) - announced changes to OHIP+. Ch...
On June 10, Health Minister Dr. Eric Hoskins announced enhanced privacy measures to protect patient information. The bill will be tabled in the fall and if it should pass, will mean that breaches in ...
A few weeks ago, a long-time patient of mine died. We will call her Barbara. About two weeks before her passing I received an email from her daughters asking for help in navigating care choices on b...
Primary care is an important foundation of the health system and there has been significant work to support quality improvement initiatives. During consultations that took place from September 2014 t...
