Health Canada

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    Moving Forward on a Pan-Canadian Health Data Strategy

    Reliable, timely and relevant public health data are crucial to help public health officials provide their best advice in public health emergencies. Good health data also leads to improvements in health outcomes for Canadians in the longer term. Health data is collected and shared now, but there...
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    Backgrounder: New Canada Health Act Initiatives (August 2018)

    The Government of Canada is moving forward with three new initiatives related to the Canada Health Act. In August 2018, the Minister of Health issued letters to the provinces and territories outlining the Diagnostic Services Policy, a new Reimbursement Policy, and requirements for strengthened...
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    eHealth

    eHealth is an overarching term used today to describe the application of information and communications technologies in the health sector. It encompasses a whole range of purposes from purely administrative through to health care delivery.
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    Options and decision-making at end of life

    If you are approaching the end of life, or you care for someone who is, there are a number of options for care under Canada's current laws. Learn about these options and how you can help make sure that treatment is consistent with your final requests, or those of your loved one.
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    Canada Health Act Annual Report 2019-2020

    The Act establishes criteria and conditions related to insured health services and extended health care services that the provinces and territories must fulfill to receive the full federal cash contribution under the Canada Health Transfer (CHT).
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    Achieving Health for All: A Framework for Health Promotion

    Canada has built a strong health care system, and has achieved for its people a level of health of which we are all proud. We want to continue in this tradition.
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    Monitoring System for Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada

    The federal legislation sets out several requirements for the federal government in order to implement a monitoring and reporting system for medical assistance in dying in Canada.
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    Third Interim Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada

    Canada's federal legislation on medical assistance in dying was enacted on June 17, 2016. Since then, governments have been working together to support the integration and implementation of medical assistance in dying within the Canadian health care system.
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