Recipient organizations will benefit from $10 million in grants to help reduce the administrative burden facing physicians.
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA), MD Financial Management Inc. (MD) and Scotiabank are pleased to announce the recipients of the Health Care Unburdened Grant Program, a $10-million grant program to support innovative solutions to enhance patient care by reducing administrative work and improving processes and practices in health care.
The program will provide between $500,000 to $1 million in grants to organizations that are creating innovative solutions that lessen the administrative workload to help physicians be better supported in caring for their patients.
The recipients of the Health Care Unburdened Grant program include:
- Collège québécois des médecins de famille
- Doctors Manitoba
- GreenShield
- Kingston Health Sciences Centre
- New Brunswick Medical Society
- Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association
- Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
- Shuswap Cardiac Society
- Université de Sherbrooke
- University of Alberta
- University of Toronto
“Administrative burden has been increasing over the last decade. Physicians report working more than 10 hours per week outside of the normal workday on administrative tasks, a direct contributor to burn out,” said Dr. Kathleen Ross, President, Canadian Medical Association. “The Health Care Unburdened Grant program is one of the ways our organizations can modernize the health system to increase time to focus on patient care and improve physician quality of life. Congratulations to the recipients and thank you for your work to improve the daily lives of physicians.”
“Physicians work tirelessly to care for their patients and the administrative work required within the medical field further adds to this load,” said Pamela Allen, Chief Executive Officer, MD Financial Management Inc. “On behalf of Scotiabank and MD Financial Management, I would like to thank the organizations that applied to the Health Care Unburdened Grant program and congratulate the grant recipients for their important initiatives.”
Grant recipients demonstrated their ability to make measurable reductions in the administrative burden facing physicians through initiatives that focus on systemic changes. Learn more about the Grant recipients and their initiatives.