Background:Canada has achieved near-universal adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) and yet interoperability, the secure exchange and use of health data across different systems and settings, r...

Program to help doctors transmit prescriptions digitally is under scrutiny for lack of uptake despite $300-million in federal funding

The process would be overseen by a UCP-led committee of MLAs and would see the number of MLAs grow by four, up to 91

UCP House Leader compares Globe reporting to ‘dietary advice from Jabba the Hutt’

‘Nothing more than legislated queue jumping’: Friends of Medicare

Critical to this concept of electoral fairness is the ground on which an election is fought, reflected in an electoral map.

Bill would bar school boards from making political statements and create provincial oversight rules for flags

But there is no accountability to Indigenous peoples of Alberta. No report on where these monies are used and for what outcomes.

Doug Wylie is done as Alberta auditor general before he can write explosive health report. UCP will name a replacement for that tricky job.

Centralized record-keeping system would allow GPs to more easily access health care data

MHCare Medical, a government supplier, is under scrutiny for its ties to public servants and provincial politicians

ERs are a safety net for those who lack primary care, have substance use disorders or are unhoused. They are meant to be open every hour of every day, no matter what

zmason@medicinehatnews.com Health and labour groups from across the country signed an open letter this week asking the federal government to intervene in Alberta’s plan to adopt a dual-practice health...

Several national health groups warn Alberta’s plan to let doctors work in both public and private health systems could worsen wait times.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the province will be looking to scale back administrative positions with the establishment of its new Health Shared Services.

Key points The government of Alberta recently announced legislative changes allowing patients to self-refer and pay out of pocket for diagnostic and testing services covered by publicly funded health ...

Correcting course starts with transparency, evidence-based policy, and a willingness to adapt, even if it means letting go of ideology.

Team-based primary care offers benefits for patients, health care providers and the health care system overall, but it needs to be properly funded to deliver results.

We owe it to future generations to restore a system that protects not just the sick, but the health of all.

Opinion: The case for a public inquiry

25 years after Klein passed Bill 11, that opened the door to more private for-profit involvement in health care, the UCP is at it again.

Measles is a highly infectious and serious disease, and entirely preventable. Alberta’s current outbreak of measles should concern us all.

Is contracting out more surgical services the fix we need?

The Premier says she was not involved in any wrongdoing, and has ordered her staff to co-operate fully with the Auditor-General’s review

Premier Danielle Smith's UCP in trouble over allegation of improper contacts, political meddling in private surgeries. Need public inquiry.

Critics call for RCMP investigation after ousted AHS executive’s letter alleged government officials meddled in procurement

The Alberta COVID-19 Pandemic Data Review Task Force report is littered with anti-science talking points, many already debunked by fact-checkers

The Canadian Medical Association and the Alberta Medical Association have issued separate statements dismissing the $2-million project as ‘misinformation’

"Climate change is definitely impacting our health, and health-care systems. ... So why doesn’t a Pathways Alliance deal get done?"