That the following be adopted as Canadian Medical Association policy:
Medical direction and administrative responsibility:
a) service departments which carry out prescribed medical diagnostic tests and/or therapy in hospitals or clinics must have a medical director who is accountable to the hospital board through the hospital administrator and professionally accountable through the normal channels to the organized medical staff. Such medical service departments include medical laboratory services, radiological services, respiratory technology, physiotherapy and nuclear medicine services. The appointment of a medical director for each such service department is essential in order to ensure the best possible service to the patient and to the hospital and to coordinate the related medical programs for the patient,
b) the size and complexity of some service departments which carry out medical diagnostic tests and/or therapy may require the appointment of administrative assistants to the medical director, and these may be trained in the disciplines of physiotherapy, radiography, medical laboratory technology, respiratory technology, nuclear medicine technology, etc. They should be responsible to the medical director of the hospital services department and should not be head of the department reporting directly to the hospital administrator. In the small centres where there is not a full-time medical specialist on the medical staff the medical director of the service department should be a qualified physician. Such a non- specialized medical director should establish regular communication with a specialist in the field who may be consulted on general and specific questions,
c) it is also recognized that some allied health personnel working in service departments have advanced technical and/or treatment skills. These should be recognized and profitably utilized always under the supervision and accountability of the medical director of the specific service.
That the following be adopted as Canadian Medical Association policy:
Medical direction and administrative responsibility:
a) service departments which carry out prescribed medical diagnostic tests and/or therapy in hospitals or clinics must have a medical director who is accountable to the hospital board through the hospital administrator and professionally accountable through the normal channels to the organized medical staff. Such medical service departments include medical laboratory services, radiological services, respiratory technology, physiotherapy and nuclear medicine services. The appointment of a medical director for each such service department is essential in order to ensure the best possible service to the patient and to the hospital and to coordinate the related medical programs for the patient,
b) the size and complexity of some service departments which carry out medical diagnostic tests and/or therapy may require the appointment of administrative assistants to the medical director, and these may be trained in the disciplines of physiotherapy, radiography, medical laboratory technology, respiratory technology, nuclear medicine technology, etc. They should be responsible to the medical director of the hospital services department and should not be head of the department reporting directly to the hospital administrator. In the small centres where there is not a full-time medical specialist on the medical staff the medical director of the service department should be a qualified physician. Such a non- specialized medical director should establish regular communication with a specialist in the field who may be consulted on general and specific questions,
c) it is also recognized that some allied health personnel working in service departments have advanced technical and/or treatment skills. These should be recognized and profitably utilized always under the supervision and accountability of the medical director of the specific service.
That the Canadian Medical Association seek clarification and definition of the term "medically required service", as applied to health funding legislation.
That the Canadian Medical Association seek clarification and definition of the term "medically required service", as applied to health funding legislation.
The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations and governments to ensure that patient-focused funding initiatives are based on data that are scientifically valid, accurate and publicly available.
The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations and governments to ensure that patient-focused funding initiatives are based on data that are scientifically valid, accurate and publicly available.
The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations to ensure meaningful consultations by governments with physicians who are accountable to the medical profession in the collaborative development of patient-focused funding initiatives.
The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations to ensure meaningful consultations by governments with physicians who are accountable to the medical profession in the collaborative development of patient-focused funding initiatives.
The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations and governments to ensure that patient-focused funding supports the timeliness, safety and quality of patient care.
The Canadian Medical Association will work with provincial/territorial medical associations and governments to ensure that patient-focused funding supports the timeliness, safety and quality of patient care.
The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations, urges governments to support the development and implementation of a lifetime clinical prevention schedule based on scientific evidence and coordinated by primary care physicians.
The Canadian Medical Association, in collaboration with provincial/territorial medical associations, urges governments to support the development and implementation of a lifetime clinical prevention schedule based on scientific evidence and coordinated by primary care physicians.
The Canadian Medical Association supports the development of multidisciplinary care initiatives that incorporate long-term, sustainable funding and resources that remove financial barriers to incorporating diverse allied health professionals within medical practices.
The Canadian Medical Association supports the development of multidisciplinary care initiatives that incorporate long-term, sustainable funding and resources that remove financial barriers to incorporating diverse allied health professionals within medical practices.
The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to re-interpret the principles of the Canada Health Act in light of the evolution in the delivery of health care services.
The Canadian Medical Association calls on the federal government to re-interpret the principles of the Canada Health Act in light of the evolution in the delivery of health care services.
The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to begin discussions with provincial and territorial governments, in consultation with health care stakeholders, on the renegotiation of the 2004 First Ministers’ Health Accord that is set to expire March 31, 2014.
The Canadian Medical Association urges the federal government to begin discussions with provincial and territorial governments, in consultation with health care stakeholders, on the renegotiation of the 2004 First Ministers’ Health Accord that is set to expire March 31, 2014.
The Canadian Medical Association will work with governments, provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliate and associate organizations, and other stakeholders to regularly analyse data on physician human resources in the context of changing information.
The Canadian Medical Association will work with governments, provincial/territorial medical associations, affiliate and associate organizations, and other stakeholders to regularly analyse data on physician human resources in the context of changing information.
