Month: April 2024
The Normalization of Dysfunctional ER Wait Times and Heralding of Non-Solutions.
In a recent editorial in the Toronto Star, entitled “Cutting ER wait times? There’s an app for that.” the Editorial Board rightly congratulates the willingness of some Toronto ERs to attempt innovative approaches to mitigate the dangers of crowding. Specifically, the use of AI and Virtual Care were heralded as the way forward. The editorial… Read More ›
The Dead Canary Chronicles
It is too often said that the emergency department is the Canary in the Coal Mine for the Canadian Health Care System. When things go badly in the ER it is a reflection of system failures. Emergency physicians being a truly cynical lot (gallows humour abounds in the ER) like to say that administrators, when… Read More ›
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