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Catalyzing Policy Change

HEC is committed to a future where everyone in Canada has safe and high-quality healthcare by developing system-wide improvement strategies.
Topics
  • Patient safety
  • Policy
Audience
  • Healthcare leader

  • Quality or safety improvement lead

  • Policy advisor or analyst

Background Paper on Comprehensive Patient Safety Incident Legislation

This document provides a summary of the status of patient safety and quality legislation in four areas: mandatory reporting, mandatory disclosure, apology protection and quality assurance in federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions across Canada, and identifies key provisions in legislation across Canada that capture significant policy directions in their patient safety incident legislation.

Implementing Artificial Intelligence in Canadian Healthcare: A Kit for Getting Started

Adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Canadian health sector has lagged behind other countries and sectors, despite Canada’s position as a world leader in AI technology development. To help speed up AI adoption, we partnered with an advisory committee of experts to develop strategies and identify four high-level guiding principles to support health leaders in implementing AI in the health sector and improving care.

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