As Canada reflects on the sustainability of a publicly funded system that must respond to the challenges of an aging population, the importance of reducing low-value care becomes increasingly relevant.
Non Nocere Press
Non Nocere Press was established in 2021 to provide publishing services for fiction and non-fiction related to healthcare and health related topics. The publishing company is owned by drbobbell inc. and provides editorial, design, publishing and marketing services for authors. The name “Non Nocere” is of course derived from the Latin statement “Do No Harm” which is accepted as a general principle of medical practice. The term “Primum Non Nocere” is translated as “First Do No Harm” and is generally thought to comprise an important element of the physician’s Hippocratic Oath. The first publication for Non…
One year on and three steps backwards: Covid-19 and the NHS revisited (part 1)
Last year, as Covid-19 took hold, it became clear why, as a country, our poor performance in managing the pandemic was to be anticipated.
From Crisis to Opportunity: Is the Pandemic the Catalyst to a Reshaping of Health and Care services in England?
We owe it to the NHS staff and patients, who have suffered the tragic consequences of the virus, to exploit the opportunity the crisis has presented.
Integrating Ontario’s Healthcare System: A Point of View
Investments in integrated care at an OHT level, leveraged across small population sizes, may be a dilution of resources towards an ineffective outcome, and at best a duplication of effort.
Dr. Bob Bell isn’t apologizing for medicare
He spoke with us about his eight-part investigation of different international health systems, his motivations, and the comments from doctors.
Unrecognized Physician Pay Inequities in Canadian Medicine
While the feminization of the physician workforce has been well documented and discussed, another shift has also taken place which has not been very well recognized in the typical analysis of physician profiles.
Comparing Health Systems: Lessons for Ontario
Ontario has not recently undertaken a comprehensive plan for improving health services. After reviewing systems around the world, we offer suggestions for change and some important ideas for staying the course.
Healthcare System Profiles
Straight Talk from Bob is a forum to engage in lively discussion and debate about health care issues of the day, and what I think these issues mean for the Canadian health care landscape.
Deutschland: Where Insurance Reigns Supreme
Provider self-governance with a low rules environment may be responsible for over-utilization in the German health system. Is this a warning for implementation of Ontario Health Teams?