Personal Injury Lawyers in Edmonton
Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services (AHS) are distinct but interconnected entities within Alberta’s healthcare system. Alberta Health is the government ministry responsible for setting policy, legislation, and standards for healthcare, while Alberta Health Services is the agency that delivers the actual health services to Albertans. When dealing with a personal injury claim, you will often require healing and health services from the Albertan Government through Alberta Health Services. Alberta Health makes the policy that determines which health services are available to you. Your personal injury lawyer can help navigate the complexity of the Government bureaucracy and endless forms and documentation.
Developing an ongoing relationship with your doctor is invaluable, especially during your recovery from an accident. However, finding a family physician has become increasingly difficult for Albertans in recent years, and doctors accepting new patient are almost unheard of. Not having a regular doctor is the norm, and this has led many people to seek primary care from Medicentres and walk-in clinics.
Continue reading “Visiting Walk-In Clinics During your Recovery”
It may come as a surprise to many, but in certain situations, the Alberta government can sue you for healthcare costs. An example of this would be when someone suffers injuries as a result of somebody else’s wrongdoing (e.g., slips and falls, social host liability, dog bites, assaults). In this case, the government may sue the at-fault party to recover the healthcare costs of treating the injured person. In Alberta, it is the Crown’s Right of Recovery Act that gives the government or “Crown,” the right to recover healthcare costs. Recoverable healthcare costs include, but not limited to:
Continue reading “Alberta Health’s right to recover cost of care in certain situations”
Alberta’s recent state of emergency and new vaccine restrictions have raised some questions for Albertans about the vaccine and the workplace. Continue reading “Can Your Boss Force You To Take The Covid Vaccine”
As the COVID-19 cases increase in Alberta, it is becoming more apparent that Alberta’s health-care system is becoming overwhelmed. Continue reading “Medical Treatments during Covid 19 Pandemic: 3 Important Considerations before Travelling for Treatment Outside of Canada”
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live our daily lives and has forced the government to make orders restricting how we interact with each other. Continue reading “HELP! MY PHYSIO, CHIRO AND DENTIST ARE CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?”
In this fast-paced day and age, where many traditional business and service models are changing, it is not uncommon for people to be without a family doctor or regular doctor who they see on a consistent basis. Continue reading “Family Doctors and the Role They Have in a Personal Injury Claim”