Evidence Network

Why more healthcare is not always the answer

By Neeta das McMurtry Comments Off on Why more healthcare is not always the answer , , , , , , , , ,

Does more healthcare create better outcomes? In other words, do more medications, tests and interventions necessarily result in healthier patients?
It turns out more care is, all too often, unnecessary care.

Look to Alberta today, not twenty years ago, for guidance on private MRIs

By Ryan Meili Comments Off on Look to Alberta today, not twenty years ago, for guidance on private MRIs , , , , ,

This past week, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall took to twitter to ask the question “Is it time to allow people to pay for their own private MRIs in Saskatchewan like they can do in Alberta?