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Important Predictions for Homecare in 2018
As we look towards 2018 in the homecare sector, we see a global market filled with opportunity and growth. That doesn’t mean that homecare providers will get to rest on their laurels as the industry continues to be beset by caregiver shortages, shifting funding models, and an overall empowerment by clients to receive care on…
OCSA 2016 Recap: Change is on the Horizon But Some Things Should Never Change
With the reintroduction of Bill 210, the Patients First Act, Ontario’s home and community care sector is preparing for system restructuring, new models of care coordination, greater integration between current system silos, strengthened accountability and improved consistency within the home and community care sector. Therefore, it came as no surprise that the theme of the Ontario…
Consumer Directed Services: Putting the Home Care Client First
Consumer Directed Services (CDS) models have been a concept in healthcare for some time now. The model name varies depending on your location, however the concept remains consistent; Cash and Counselling in the United States, Consumer Directed Care (CDC) in Australia, or Self Directed Care in Ontario. The model was designed to acknowledge that consumers…
Patients First Act: New Ontario Legislation Will Dramatically Affect Community Care
A new legislation was introduced in Ontario today called The Patients First Act that, if passed, would improve access to care, and help strengthen patient-centric healthcare in Ontario overall. The Act would give Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) increased capacity and responsibility with hopes that they will improve and integrate the planning and delivery of…
Self-Directed Care: Empowering Individuals & Maximizing Efficiencies
Earlier this year a thought provoking government-commissioned report on home care in Ontario was released, highlighting the struggling state of the system and its urgent need for restructuring. Titled “The Care We Need”, the critical report prompted the provincial government to release a new funding program as a direct response, implementing a series of pilot…
Why Your Home Care Software Solution Should Reside in the Country you Provide Care
5 Considerations Why Your Cloud Based Home Care Software Solution Should Reside in the Country Where you Provide Care Pew Research Centre, an authority on measuring personal information and privacy, routinely polls US audiences and reports that Health Care and medication information ranks second behind only a social security number in terms of ‘very sensitive’…
4 Technology Initiatives to Make Home Care Easier in Ontario Healthcare System
It’s time for a MASH things up a bit in the Ontario Healthcare system!
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