On June 10 and 11, 2019, Accreditation Canada (AC) and Health Standards Organization (HSO) will be at the National Health Leadership Conference (NHLC) in Toronto, Ont. This conference is the largest gathering of health system decision-makers in Canada, also bringing...
Health Standards Organization (HSO)’s new Diagnostic Imaging Service Standard (HSO 42002:2019) puts the patient’s needs at the centre of services, addressing not only diagnostic needs but also his or her overall well-being, says HSO Technical Committee member Yamama...
Looking at HSO Patient Leader Hélène Campbell, you would never think she has any health issues. She’s bubbly, energetic and comical. However, this young woman has strongly fought for her life – twice. At the age of 20, Campbell was living a typical young person’s...
“Patients and family members should not be scared to speak up,” says Mathieu Jackson, Vice-President of the Canadian Hemophilia Society (CHS). “Because in the same way that health care professionals have a valuable perspective, patients and families also do.” Mathieu...
Ottawa – Two important new mental health initiatives, developed by teams from St. Joseph’s Health Care in London, ON and Eastern Health in Newfoundland and Labrador, in partnership with patients and families, will be featured as leading practices at the National...
COAST SALISH TERRITORY – Vancouver, BC – The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and Health Standards Organization (HSO) are partnering to develop a Cultural Safety and Humility standard. A technical committee led by First Nations peoples will develop this standard...
“The new Virtual Health Standard will help to make virtual health more of a norm across the health care system,” says HSO Technical Committee expert Dr. Laura Lee Copeland. “We have yet to experience health care in this way.” In December, HSO launched the Virtual...
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada), Health Standards Organization (HSO), and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) are working together to support Vanessa’s Law; a Health Canada initiative that requires certain healthcare...
We are happy to announce that we’ve launched the new Virtual Health Standard – a National Standard of Canada that will be applied around the world (HSO 83001:2018 – Virtual Health Standard). This new standard works to provide guidelines for health organizations...
Launches expert Technical Committee to develop new standards September 14, 2018 (OTTAWA) Today, Health Standards Organization (HSO) announced the members of the first ever standard development Technical Committee on Biomedical Laboratory and Diagnostic Imaging...
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