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Financial - Costs

This risk pertains to increased costs (e.g., salaries, supplies, inflation), inadequate alignment of costs with revenue streams and ensure financial viability of the organization,…
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Financial - Revenue/funding

Risk of financial instability related to insufficient revenue/funding and/or inability to meet expenditure expectations/requirements. This may result from insufficient funding due to…
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Consent

Obtaining Informed Consent to Treatment

Overview of Issue Obtaining informed consent (verbally or written) for treatment/a plan of treatment is an ongoing communication process involving the patient or substitute decision…
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Post-Discharge Phone Calls

Overview of Issue Post discharge phone calls are a tool used to promote patient safety, patient satisfaction and potentially reduce readmissions. It has been shown that patients are at…
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Medications

Practical Guidelines for Medical Cannabis

Overview of Issue Medical cannabis has been authorized for sale in Canada for more than a decade. Medical cannabis refers to the use of marihuana, including constituents of cannabis,…
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Obstetrics

Surrogacy - Practical Considerations (Ontario)

Overview The introduction of the All Families are Equal Act 2016 (the “Act”) has changed Ontario’s surrogacy and parental landscape. This is the province’s first update to its parentage…
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Taking Placental/Fetal Remains Home

Overview of Issue Organizational practices surrounding the release of placental or fetal remains (i.e. fetus under 20 weeks, under 500g or for whom a death certificate or still-birth…
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Contracts/Waivers

Contracts - Overview of Key Principles

Overview of Issue Contracts are the foundation of all business relationships and are important to healthcare organizations. They should communicate information in a clear and precise…
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Contracts – Commercial Lease Agreements

Overview of Issue Commercial lease agreements specify the obligations of the landlord (lessor) and the obligations of the tenant (lessee). If a healthcare organization is leasing space…
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Contracts - Education Affiliation Agreements

Overview of Issue Affiliation agreements are contracts between a healthcare organization and an educational institution for the purpose of providing instruction in the healthcare…
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