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$98 Million in New Savings Achieved throughout Saskatchewan’s Health Care System
March 24, 2015 Combined purchasing power has resulted in more dollars available to patient-centred care in Saskatchewan. Resulting in $98 million in cumulative savings, joint contracting allows 3sHealth to contract to purchase services and products in bulk on behalf of health regions and the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency. This process has reduced the cost of medical […]
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Canadian researchers helps fight the battle against TB
March 23rd, 2015 In celebration of World TB Day (March 24th), the Canadian Lung Association salutes our researchers who are helping to fight tuberculosis (TB) The theme for World TB Day 2015 is “Reach, Treat, Cure Everyone” to draw attention to the estimated 3 million people worldwide with TB that are not treated and cured. […]
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Cross-Partisan Parliamentary Committee Releases a Landmark Report on the State of Disability Law in Canada
March 23, 2015 (Ottawa) – Today, the Parliamentary Committee on Palliative and Compassionate Care (PCPCC), an ad-hoc, non-partisan committee released a landmark report titled “Not to be Forgotten: Rewriting the Disability Chapter in Canada: A Functional, Forward-Looking Approach” in an effort to foster and accelerate dialogue on disability law-making. The first of its kind, the […]
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Social Work Week in Saskatchewan
March 16, 2015 The government has proclaimed March 15-21 as Social Work Week in Saskatchewan. “I want to recognize and thank social workers across the province for their work in supporting some of our most vulnerable citizens,” Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer said. “Across the province, social workers contribute to making Saskatchewan the best place […]
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MNP Issues Challenge for a Healthier Canada
MNP Issues Challenge for a Healthier Canada MARCH 11, 2015, CALGARY – MNP LLP, one of Canada’s leading accounting and consulting firms, is calling on innovators throughout the country and around the world to participate in Operation Blue Sky: Aboriginal Health Initiative. Under this MNP-funded competition, launching March 11, 2015, proposals will be awarded $35,000 […]
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Access to Physician Care Improves in Saskatchewan
March 9, 2015 More Doctors Begin Practising in the Province Twenty new doctors are practising in Saskatchewan, thanks to the most recent results of the Saskatchewan International Physician Practice Assessment (SIPPA) program. Since the program began in 2011, more than 160 new family physicians have completed the assessment and have fulfilled or are fulfilling their […]
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Harper Government Announces $100M Investment to Support Victims of Violence and Their Children
Investment focuses on helping communities and health professionals to prevent, detect and combat family violence and child abuse. February 20, 2015 – Toronto, Ontario – Public Health Agency of Canada Today, Minister of Health Rona Ambrose announced a 10-year, $100 million investment to prevent, detect and combat family violence and child abuse, just one of […]
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Harper Government Announces $100M Investment to Support Victims of Violence and Their Children
Investment focuses on helping communities and health professionals to prevent, detect and combat family violence and child abuse. February 20, 2015 – Toronto, Ontario – Public Health Agency of Canada Today, Minister of Health Rona Ambrose announced a 10-year, $100 million investment to prevent, detect and combat family violence and child abuse, just one of […]
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Health Reports, February 2015
Wednesday, February 18, 2015 PDF version Previous release The February 2015 online issue of Health Reports, released today, contains two articles. The first article, “Stillbirth and infant mortality in Aboriginal communities in Quebec,” examines stillbirth and infant mortality rates among Aboriginal people in Quebec, notably, First Nations people living on reserves, and compares these rates with those of the […]
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Core Electronic Health Record for Saskatchewan Complete
January 20, 2015 Access to Electronic Information Benefits Patients A comprehensive provincial electronic health record (EHR) for Saskatchewan residents is complete. Health providers with access to the EHR Viewer can now see their patients’ diagnostic imaging results, completing the core components of an EHR for Saskatchewan residents. The EHR Viewer is a secure website developed […]
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