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Does Entrepreneurship Make a Difference in Health Care? The Case of Private Funded CHSLDs
What does entrepreneurship contribute to health care? Despite the example of Europe, where companies have long had a large role to play within universal systems, simply posing this question in Canada can elicit strong reactions. And even when European successes are mentioned, other reasons are always suggested to explain their better results.
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Take down the barriers to telemedicine
Despite the advent of modern technologies, the use of telemedicine remains limited.
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Pour un meilleur accès à la télémédecine
Despite the advent of modern technologies, the use of telemedicine remains limited.
IEDM – La télémédecine et les hypocondriaques du web – Patrick Déry
September 20, 2019 | 11 min. 32 sec. | Deux hommes en ondes (FM93) Interview (in French) with Patrick Déry, Senior Associate […]
IEDM – Consulter un médecin à distance : beaucoup d’obstacles au Canada – Patrick Déry
September 19, 2019 | 9 min. | Politiquement incorrect (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Patrick Déry, Senior Associate Analyst at the […]
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Health Care Entrepreneurship – How to Encourage the Deployment of Telemedicine in Canada
The technologies behind telemedicine are available, and more Canadians could receive remote care, at home or at work, thereby saving themselves trips and avoiding long waits. Unfortunately, our governments are slow to remove obstacles that prevent patients from benefiting from virtual consultations, and doctors from providing this care.
IEDM – Le temps d’attente dans les urgences augmente – Patrick Déry
August 21, 2019 | 12 min. | Dutrizac (QUB Radio) Interview (in French) with Patrick Déry, Senior Associate Analyst at the MEI, […]
IEDM – Moins de patients, plus de temps d’attente – Patrick Déry
August 21, 2019 | 11 min. 28 sec. | Le retour d’Éric Duhaime (FM93) Interview (in French) with Patrick Déry, Senior Associate […]
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Urgences – Moins de patients, plus d’attente
Waiting times in Quebec emergency rooms continue to increase.
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Emergency Rooms: Fewer Patients, Longer Waits
Earlier this year, the media reported that the situation in Quebec emergency rooms had improved in 2018-2019. Yet when we take a closer look at the Department of Health and Social Services data, we see that the opposite has happened, despite a reduction in the number of patient visits.