Ontario’s Bill 60 makes access to medical procedures ‘faster and easier’

The Minister of Health’s spokesperson noted ‘more work needs to be done’ to improve the current system and Bill 60 moves toward that goal

A spokesperson for Ontario’s Minister of Health assured that if Bill passes 60, citizens will access medical services with their OHIP card, not out of pocket.

“Our government knows the wait times for surgeries and diagnostic tests have been increasing year after year. We are not okay with the status quo and know more work needs to be done,” said Hannah Jensen, a spokesperson for Sylvia Jones, the Deputy Premiere and Minister of Health.

Ontario’s proposed

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If You Cannot Do It – Can You Teach It? – PHE America

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People with physical disabilities hold limited positions as scholars, teachers, or leaders in physical education, recreation, and sports. Perhaps the reason is that the field is flooded with able-bodied people who think they know best. But do they? Michael Oliver, imminent writer, and scholar argued that people with physical disabilities should be the only ones in the field of disability studies because they have a bodily experience with disabilities. The following five-part article series shares the perspective of a scholar in the field of sports disability who has his own physical limitations. In each article, he

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Researchers warn of bias as Montreal hospitals to use AI to reduce wait time

Artificial intelligence researchers say a Montreal hospital’s plan to reduce emergency room wait times with an AI algorithm is an appropriate use of the technology — if it’s done carefully.

The Center hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), one of the city’s two main hospital networks, is testing an artificial intelligence algorithm intended to help administrators plan emergency room staffing and accelerate the admission of patients.

The health center says the AI ​​system will use data from the past 20 years to predict when its emergency rooms will be particularly busy, allowing the network to increase staffing levels on certain

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Well being care web site picks CEO, restaurant opens

The Garnet Health Board of Directors has named Jerry Dunlavey as interim president and CEO.

The Garnet Well being Board of Administrators has named Jerry Dunlavey as interim president and CEO.

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Papa Brillo’s, a domestically owned restaurant that serves Rhode Island-based Italian dishes, has formally opened its doorways at 9 Troy Highway in East Greenbush. The brand new 2,543-square foot house was initially introduced as a second location for the enterprise, however proprietor Jeff Puppolo beforehand informed News10 that the restaurant struggled in Pittstown, the place it first opened final January, and that made it extra sense to relocate. The restaurant serves a seafood-heavy Italian American menu and can start providing vegetarian and

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