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Canada. What is changing, and what to do about it.

Regulation, figures and healthcare operations for Canada, in plain language and with a source for every figure.

15 articles

  1. CanadaPediatrics

    Canada's Childhood Immunization Catch-Up Gap, and the Fix

    Alberta confirmed 2,008 measles cases in 2025, most unvaccinated. Here is what Canada's coverage data shows and how a practice closes the recall gap.
  2. CanadaOptometry

    Chain vs. Independent Optometrist in Canada: Who Books Faster?

    Comparing how Canadians actually book eye exams at big optical chains versus independent optometrists, and what the two-year recall gap really costs.
  3. CanadaDentistry

    The Six-Month Recall Gap Draining Private Dental Practices in Canada

    Canadian patients with private dental insurance who miss their six-month recall rarely rebook themselves — what that costs a practice, and how to close it.
  4. CanadaMental health

    Telehealth demand for mental health care is rising in Canada

    More Canadians want virtual mental health appointments than ever, but many still can't get an intake call answered fast enough to book one.
  5. CanadaPractice operations

    Canada's Family Doctor Shortage: What the Numbers Show

    Nearly 6 million Canadians have no family doctor, and CIHI data show the gap widening fast — here is what that means for every clinic's booking line.
  6. CanadaCardiology

    The Hypertension Recall Gap in Canadian Family Practice

    Only half of Canadians with hypertension are treated and controlled, and Statistics Canada data show the shortfall sits mostly in follow-up, not diagnosis.
  7. CanadaPractice operations

    After-hours AI for Canadian clinics: an operational case

    CIHI shows weak Canadian after-hours primary-care arrangements. The operational case for an after-hours AI agent on the clinic phone.
  8. CanadaTechnology

    Voice AI scheduling for Canadian clinics

    Voice AI scheduling for Canadian clinics: bounded booking policy, PIPEDA/CASL framing, and why the phone still carries load when online booking lags.
  9. CanadaPractice operations

    Virtual care access in Ontario: what OHIP actually covers

    Ontario OHIP funds video and phone visits under Comprehensive vs Limited rules — access still fails if booking and confirmation paths break.
  10. CanadaPractice operations

    After-hours in family practice CA

    Canadian family practice after-hours design: CIHI access gaps, CMWF coverage signals, and a voice layer that protects clinician sleep.
  11. CanadaAccess

    Clinic no-shows in Canada: a sober playbook

    A practical Canadian clinic guide to measuring no-shows, designing reminders and fees without theatre, and closing the phone gap that creates empty chairs.
  12. CanadaPractice operations

    No-show fees at Canadian clinics: the debate you are not measuring

    CPSO allows a reasonable fee for missed visits with notice rules — but fees do not fix the phone overflow and wait that create the no-show. Measure that gap first.
  13. CanadaPractice operations

    OHIP appointment access in Ontario: an operator’s guide

    Health Care Connect attaches patients to primary care; your clinic phone still decides whether OHIP coverage becomes a booked visit. What operators can fix.
  14. CanadaPractice operations

    Phone overflow is eating Canadian clinic capacity

    CIHI and CMAJ show Canadians struggle to reach primary care by phone. Overflow is not a soft inconvenience — it is lost capacity your clinic already paid for.
  15. CanadaHealth system data

    Canada's priority wait times are not clinic phone access

    CIHI's 2025 report shows more priority surgeries than 2019 and longer MRI waits. Those benchmarks do not measure whether a clinic answered the phone.

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