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How Health Care Leaders Can Build a Robust AI Risk Management Framework

Artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from pilot projects to enterprise-wide deployment in health care. From clinical decision support to revenue cycle optimization, AI promises efficiency and improved outcomes. Yet it also introduces new risks — clinical, operational, ethical and regulatory — that hospital and...
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Growing pressures facing hospital sector

At recent  2026/27 Pre-Budget Consultations, held by the Ministry of Finance in North York, Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) President and CEO Anthony Dale outlined the growing pressures facing the hospital sector and the need for stable, multi-year funding that will help hospitals plan as...

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Reporting saves lives: Pushing for safer, more transparent hospitals

HN Summary • Unintended harm remains a serious challenge, affecting 1 in 17 hospitalizations—about 153,000...
Public Health

Canadian doctors call on Ontario government to reconsider new residency policy

The Canadian Medical Association and the College of Family Physicians of Canada are adding...
Public Health

Canada needs coordinated primary care – now

We must strengthen the primary care foundation while building an integrated health system –...
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Researchers launch intersex health communication guide

The new resource sets a national standard for inclusive, patient-centred care Researchers at McGill’s Centre...
Health Care Policy

Health-care organizations offer industry-specific training to champion inclusive employment

HN Summary •Disability-inclusive hiring resource: The Inspire, Hire, Train, Retain (IHTR) project, co-led by Holland...
Health Care Policy

Canada’s Health-Tech Moment: Challenges and Chances at a Turning Point

Amid global instability and long-standing systemic hurdles, Canada's health-tech sector finds itself at a...
Health Care Policy

Indigenous Wellness Centre helping build trust in health care system

It’s a space for the community built by the community. A first-of-its kind Indigenous Wellness...
Health Care Policy

Joseph Brant Hospital and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton launch integrated-health information system partnership

Joseph Brant Hospital (JBH) and St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH) have launched a new...
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Canada must act quickly to turn U.S. ‘brain drain’ into Canadian ‘brain gain’: CMA

By Dr. Joss Reimer Canada must act quickly to attract the American medical and scientific...
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THE GROWING BURDEN OF WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT IN CANADIAN HEALTHCARE

As the demand for quality care grows, so does the pressure on healthcare organizations...
Health Care Policy

The importance of investing in healthcare

The importance of investing in healthcare The second you put the words “shareholders” and “health...
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The role of healthcare in mitigating the climate crisis

The role of healthcare in mitigating the climate crisis By Wendy Levinson Canada signed the historic...
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