“I am absolutely drowning”
Reading time: 5 minutes Canadian MDs spend 18.5 million hours each year on unnecessary administrative work, but provinces appear motivated to make changes to retain their doctors.
Working Together to Reduce Administrative Burden
Reading time: 3 minutes To bolster collaboration between specialists and family physicians, CPSO updated advice documents for two of its policies related to continuity of care.
Medical Record Tips
Reading time: 3 minutes Medical records documentation can feel burdensome to your already busy day. We present some FAQs about medical record-keeping to clarify your obligations.
Can AI Boost Safety and Quality in Patient Care?
Reading time: 11 minutes As artificial intelligence is increasingly applied to medicine, it presents a host of unique, ethical and legal questions about how it will impact the patient experience.
Collaborating on Health Care Solutions
Reading time: 3 minutes Dr. Nancy Whitmore, Registrar and CEO, discusses both challenges and reasons for optimism in the health care system in her letter to the profession.
‘In Dialogue’ Episode 18: Primary Care Crisis: What Do We Do Now?
Reading time: 3 minutes Drs. Tara Kiran and Kamila Premji, family physicians and researchers, talk about solutions to Ontario’s primary care crisis, the benefits of team-based care, the impact of different payment models and reasons to be hopeful for the future.
‘In Dialogue’ Episode 17: Primary Care Crisis: How Did We Get Here?
Reading time: 3 minutes Drs. Tara Kiran and Kamila Premji, family physicians and researchers, talk about the primary care crisis in Ontario, causes of the physician shortage, financial and administrative burdens, and why fewer residents are choosing family medicine.
Primary Care: A Bold Revisioning
Reading time: 10 minutes What are the opportunities for creating broader system changes that would make primary care not just more accessible, but also more equitable, efficient and effective?
Family Medicine in Crisis
Reading time: 10 minutes More than two million Ontarians do not have a family doctor. What has contributed to the shortage of family physicians? Nine high-profile FPs discuss the factors at play.
Addressing Urgency
Reading time: 3 minutes Patients are unsettled by their unsuccessful efforts to access care in a stressed system. CPSO Council President Dr. Rob Gratton talks about the urgency for change.