In September, Alberta will be going to a dual practice medical model. This will allow doctors to bill surgeries to both public and private systems. The claim is that this dual system will reduce surgical wait times for patients. Will it?
If you have not read Stephen Hunt’s article, you may wish to do so.
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Dr. Paul Parks shares some healthcare-related concerns with Ryan Jesperson on @realtalkrj.
“‘We have 30 or more (patients) leaving every day who just get tired of the wait. When we have these type of waits or backlogs happen in airports, there’s federal policy and quick rules and things are changed. When we have it in health care, we just shrug our shoulders.'” https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/royal-alexandra-hospital-pilot-projects-emergency-department
Here is the CBC article that Dr. Parks is referring to.
In case you missed it, Primary Care will be split from Alberta Health Services beginning November 1st, 2024.
The following is an X post Kristin wrote about the reassessment her father is having to undergo. What do you think about this requirement for Kristin’s father? What suggestions do you have to improve the process?
Read Jen Lee’s article for the answer.
Even if you are scrambling to get everything done on your To-Do List and think you cannot possibly do another thing, please consider taking a few minutes to read this article by David Climenhaga. It will be time well spent.
