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2024 Census Committee on the Future of Medical Imaging
To address the current workforce shortages and identify feasible solutions, including new career pathways in medical imaging and radiation therapy, the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT), the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT), and the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT) hosted the Consensus Committee on the Future of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, Feb. 19-20, 2024, at the ASRT office in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
ISHSCs to comply & contribute certain personal health information to Provincial EHR
As of January 1, 2025, O.Reg 329/04 is effective and was amended to include accredited community pharmacies and Integrated Community Health Service Centres (ICHSCs). This amendment will require operators of ICHSCs to comply and contribute certain personal health information to the Provincial EHR in accordance with Ontario Health’s interoperability specification once published.
Below is the excerpt of the amended regulation and this can be found at eLaws Ontario : O. Reg. 329/04 GENERAL | ontario.ca
On January 1, 2025, subsection 18.1.3 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted: (See: O. Reg. 493/24, s. 1)
Information from health information custodians
(1) The classes of health information custodians or specific health information custodians listed in subsection (1.1) shall provide to the Agency for the electronic health record personal health information contained in a digital health asset,
(a) as requested by the Agency; and
(b) in accordance with the interoperability specifications of the Agency.
(1.1) The classes of health information custodians or specific health information custodians referred to in subsection (1) are every person who operates one of the following:
1. A hospital within the meaning of the Public Hospitals Act.
2. A pharmacy for which a certificate of accreditation of the community pharmacy class has been issued under the Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act.
3. An integrated community health services centre within the meaning of the Integrated Community Health Services Centres Act, 2023. O. Reg. 493/24, s. 1.
This information was provided by the Digital Health Program Branch of the Ministry of Health.
2021 Physician Services Agreement Year 3 Technical Fees
Adjustments will be made in February 2025 to exclude technical services performed in hospital from previously paid Year 3 compensation increases.
Temporary Increases
Temporary increases for physician services payments:
The ministry will temporarily increase physician payments by an additional 9.95% for the period January 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025.
Read more in the Ministry Info Bulletin.
Temporary increases for primary care and alternate payment programs:
The ministry will temporarily increase physician payments by an additional 9.95% for the period January 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025.
Temporary Increases for Facility Costs
The ministry will temporarily increase facility cost payments by an additional 9.95% for the period January 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025.
Urgent Need for Reform of Technologist Education and Training
The Independent Surgical & Diagnostic Clinics of Ontario (ISDCO) is a committed partner in advancing medical imaging in Ontario. We must consider bold new strategies that challenge the status quo and have given some ideas.