Clinical integration: A burning platform
Publication date: Winter 2014 Source:Healthcare Management Forum, Volume 27, Issue 4 Author(s): Katherine Chubbs The growing burden of healthcare cost demands a change in healthcare delivery. Hospitals must be reserved for those requiring specialized acute services that can only be received in such a setting. Investment must be made in alternative delivery models, beginning with the home and community as the primary environments in which to receive care. Through focusing on clinical integration, the system will be moving towards better care. System integration enables this burning platform. (Source: Healthcare Management Forum)
Source: Healthcare Management Forum - May 10, 2017 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Plaidoyer pour une am élioration du système de santé québécois
Publication date: Winter 2014 Source:Healthcare Management Forum, Volume 27, Issue 4 Author(s): Lucie Tremblay, Alexis Rheault À la lumière d’un article récemment publié par Colin Goodfellow dans lequel ce dernier se questionne sur l’organisation des services de santé en Ontario, Lucie Tremblay et Alexis Rheault posent les bases d’une réflexion générale sur ce que devrait être le système de santé québécois. Pour ce faire, les deux auteurs rappellent l’historique du système de santé du Québec afin de proposer des solutions novatrices aux problèmes soulevés par l’intégration clinique et struc...
Source: Healthcare Management Forum - May 10, 2017 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
The dramatic dehospitalization of health services is a prerequisite for a sustainable and effective health system
Publication date: Winter 2014 Source:Healthcare Management Forum, Volume 27, Issue 4 Author(s): Colin Goodfellow Using the general precepts of integration, Lean thinking, and patient centredness, this article highlights the potential for dramatic dehospitalization of health services as a prerequisite for a sustainable and effective health system. (Source: Healthcare Management Forum)
Source: Healthcare Management Forum - May 10, 2017 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Un message du r édacteur en chef
Publication date: Winter 2014 Source:Healthcare Management Forum, Volume 27, Issue 4 Author(s): Kevin Mercer (Source: Healthcare Management Forum)
Source: Healthcare Management Forum - May 10, 2017 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
Creating and sustaining value: Building a culture of continuous improvement
Publication date: Spring 2014 Source:Healthcare Management Forum, Volume 27, Issue 1 Author(s): Saleem Chattergoon , Shelley Darling , Rob Devitt , Wolf Klassen In 2011, the Toronto East General Hospital (TEGH) began its journey towards developing a culture of continuous improvement. TEGH evolved to an organization-wide improvement system through a commitment to fiscal responsibility, practical innovation, team-based performance management, and daily management systems. This culture enabled the TEGH to achieve the lowest Emergency Department wait times for admitted patients in its local health integration network a...
Source: Healthcare Management Forum - November 1, 2014 Category: Health Management Source Type: research
