There is a new resource that every healthcare organization in Ontario (and beyond) should know about. 21 Questions: Guidance for healthcare boards on what they should ask senior leaders about risk. I attended the Association for Family Health Teams of Ontario annual conference and one of the sessions featured presenters from HIROC who introduced this… Read more »
Calling all family health teams in Ontario. Here’s something you should know! This blog was written by Maria McDonald from McDonald HR Law Did you know that section 4.1 of the standard family health team (FHT) funding agreement with the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) requires FHTs to obtain written pre-approval from… Read more »
I was scrolling around on social media the other day and there was a challenge posed by Twitter: “Pick two words from your bio. It’s your next tattoo.” For me, that’s easy to answer. Anyone who has attended training with me knows my signature phrase, “it depends“. When my health care clients ask me questions,… Read more »
Health law is a discipline that focuses on the legal issues in health care, on representing the interests of recipients of health services or health care providers or the health sector and its businesses and goods and service providers, or government and its policy makers. What I love about health law is that the… Read more »
I am often asked by health leaders what to do when police arrive and need information about patients. Police officers and police departments are important community partners for health care organizations. As citizens, we all rely on the police to protect us and enforce the laws. It is vital to the success of all health… Read more »
I just found this freedom of information resource and thought others might not have known about it either. It is intended as a document for the general public to understand freedom of information laws in Ontario. It is also useful for provincial and municipal freedom of information and privacy co-ordinators. How wonderful! Thank you Ministry… Read more »
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