There has been vibrant discussion online recently about the possibility and opportunity of using artificial intelligence in community clinical care. Some of this has taken on an almost prophetic tone, filled with enthusiasm about the potential for AI tools to enhance our capabilities and efficiency. Many other posts, however, have been cautionary tales, tinged with…
In recent years, the concept of how we deliver healthcare has undergone a significant transformation, moving beyond traditional in-person visits to embrace the digital realm. This shift has brought with it the rise of virtual care, a term that has gained increasing importance in the healthcare landscape. But what exactly is virtual care, and how…
Last month I was honoured to be part of a panel on the state of Digital Health in Primary Care, at the Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto. The panel discussion with three other esteemed colleagues (Sonya Lockyer – Lifemark; Dov Klein – Ontario Health; Zayna Kayat – Deloitte/Teledoc) centred around digital health processes…
Welcome to the final part of this four-part series on trends in primary care in Canada. In this installment, we cast our gaze into the future of healthcare, exploring high-level concepts that are set to transform primary care delivery, and which we must face head-on. Collaboration between clinicians and policymakers will be key to ushering…
credit: @gapingvoid.com Welcome to the third part of this four-part series on the evolving landscape of Primary healthcare in…
This is the second post in a four-part series on my blog, about current trends in Primary Care in Canada. These trends are not all encompassing, but I think they serve as a great starting point for discussion around what is needed to properly transform health care delivery in the community, making Family Medicine a…
In recent years, primary care in Canada has undergone significant transformations, largely driven by changing patient expectations and the evolving healthcare landscape. Covid-19 certainly shifted our focus, both looking very sharply at needs at sub local levels, but also at broader system change that is required to keep our population healthy. From the patient perspective,…
This article was originally posted on OntarioMD.blog With fairly radical transformation happening in health care in Ontario as we speak, a question looms large: how do we measure success? How do we know that the change we get is what we need? Which lens do we look through as success will appear differently for patients,…
Change is happening now in Ontario healthcare. It has been needed for some time, but a new provincial government with a demand to deliver high value for public dollars is making the change imminent. So what, exactly, is “value”? Value is best defined as quality (in all of its domains) divided by cost. It can be measured from…
A version of this article was first published in the Canadian Journal of Physician Leadership, Volume 3, no. 2 (2016) As physicians, we are part of an influential community, one that initiates, influences and perpetuates important conversations. Our community has a collective culture and it is shaped completely by them. Our conversations get noticed. They…
