A long-delayed task force report on sexual abuse by health-care professionals is being kept secret over concerns that it defames top medical organizations — including the College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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Ontario, OMA agree to clamp down on high-billing doctors
The Ontario government and the province’s doctors have agreed to clamp down on physicians who bill the system more than $1-million a year, as part of a tentative deal announced this week.
Spinal Cord Injury & Vehicle Modification
It is not uncommon that survivors of spinal cord injury declare a return to driving as being one of their primary goals. Depending on the severity of injury, and the amount of regained function, such a goal may be entirely realistic and achievable. Although the injured person may no longer be able to drive a vehicle in a normal manner, adaptive technology and vehicle modifications can permit a return to driving.
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Roadside saliva test coming for toking and driving?
TORONTO – Canadians suspected of driving while high could be required to submit to a roadside saliva test that identifies the use of marijuana, cocaine and opioids.
Summer sale! Ontario politicians priced to move!
Back in March of 2013, the minority Liberal government of Kathleen Wynne tabled a budget that included a promise to reduce private auto insurance premiums by 15 per cent. The policy, when implemented by August 2015, would save Ontarians hundreds of dollars a year. It was included in the budget in a bid to get the NDP’s support for the budget.
Ontario’s benefit cuts profoundly affect car accident victims
Many Ontarians missed the fact that on June 1 their provincial government cut in half the accident benefits (“no-fault”) coverage available for people suffering catastrophic injury in a car accident. This change has a profound impact on everyone in Ontario, including 8.5 million drivers, injured people and their families, the insurance industry and the health-care and rehabilitation sectors.
Changing The Playing Field For Auto Insurance
“Drivers in Ontario have different wants and needs, so yes, some people may pay more, but others will pay less,” said Christine Paquette, the operations manager for Southland Insurance. “These changes are more about options. As brokers, we are working to get people the best combination of price and product. Lower prices don’t always result in the right coverage.”
http://www.windsorsquare.ca/
Defence & Indemnity – June 2016: II. LIABILITY ISSUES #3
On May 18, 2006, the Plaintiff Graham was injured while a front seat passenger of a vehicle being operated by Lemay was T-boned on the passenger side by a vehicle leased to West End Tile Limited and Luciano Pietrantonio, being operated by Luciano’s son Mario Pietrantonio. It was alleged that Mario was speeding and on his cellphone at the time. The Plaintiff suffered traumatic brain injury and was left permanently disabled. Lemay carried $1,000,000 in third party auto liability coverage.
http://www.jdsupra.com/
WSIB stands by use of ‘paper doctors’ after calls for ombudsman probe
Ontario’s workers compensation board is standing by its controversial practice of using consultants to provide medical opinions on injured workers without actually examining them, saying the doctors it contracts to weigh in on benefits claims are being used “appropriately.”
Major insurer files fraud claims against medical providers, paralegal
Aviva Canada has recently filed complaints with both the College of Chiropractors of Ontario (CCO) and the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) in relation to three professionals whom the insurer has implicated in fraud charges.