Health Systems in Transition
Canada, Second Edition
2nd Edition
Published on 14. May 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
277 pages
978-0-8020-9721-7 (ISBN)
Description
The health care system in Canada is much-discussed in the international sphere, but often overlooked when it comes to its highly decentralized administration and regulation. Health Systems in Transition: Canada provides an objective description and analysis of the public, private, and mixed components that make up health care in Canada today including the federal, provincial, intergovernmental and regional dynamics within the public system. Gregory P. Marchildon's study offers a statistical and visual description of the many facets of Canadian health care financing, administration, and service delivery, along with relevant comparisons to five other countries' systems.
This second edition includes a major update on health data and institutions, a new appendix of federal laws concerning select provincial and territorial Medicare legislation, and, for the first time, a comprehensive and searchable index. It also provides a more complete assessment of the Canadian health system based on financial protection, efficiency, equity, user experience, quality of care, and health outcomes.
Balancing careful assessment, summary, and illustration, Health Systems in Transition: Canada is a thorough and illuminating look at one of the nation's most complex public policies and associated institutions.
This second edition includes a major update on health data and institutions, a new appendix of federal laws concerning select provincial and territorial Medicare legislation, and, for the first time, a comprehensive and searchable index. It also provides a more complete assessment of the Canadian health system based on financial protection, efficiency, equity, user experience, quality of care, and health outcomes.
Balancing careful assessment, summary, and illustration, Health Systems in Transition: Canada is a thorough and illuminating look at one of the nation's most complex public policies and associated institutions.
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Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
15 figures
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
360 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8020-9721-7 (9780802097217)
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Gregory Marchildon | Sara Allin | Sherry Merkur
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Person
Gregory P. Marchildon is a professor emeritus at the Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation at the University of Toronto and the founding director of the North American Observatory on Health Systems and Policies.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
List of Tables and Figures
Abstract
Executive Summary
Introduction
Geography and Sociodemography
Economic Context
Political Context
Health Status
Organization and Governance
Overview of the Health System
Historical Background
Organization
Decentralization and Centralization
Planning
Intersectorality
Health Information Management
Regulation
Patient Empowerment
Financing
Health Expenditure
Source of Revenue and Financial Flows
Overview of the Statutory Financing System
Out-of-pocket Payments
Private Health Insurance
Social Insurance
Other Financing
Payment Mechanisms
Physical and Human Resources
Physical Resources
Human Resources
Provision of Services
Public Health
Patient Pathways
Primary / Ambulatory Care
Impatient Care / Specialized Ambulatory Care
Emergency Care
Pharmaceutical Care
Rehabilitation / Intermediate Care
Long-term Care
Services for Informal Carers
Palliative Care
Mental Health Care
Dental Care
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Health Service for Aboriginal Canadians
Principle Health Reforms
Analysis of Recent Reforms
Future Developments
Assessment of the Health System
Stated Objectives of the Health System
Financial Protection and Equity in Financing
User Experience and Equity of Access to Health Care
Health Outcomes, Health Service Outcomes and Quality of Care
Health System Efficiency
Transparency and Accountability
Conclusions
Appendices
References
Useful Web Sites
Selected Laws on Health and Health Care In Canada
HiT Methodology and Production Process
The Review Process
About the Authors
Index
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
List of Tables and Figures
Abstract
Executive Summary
Introduction
Geography and Sociodemography
Economic Context
Political Context
Health Status
Organization and Governance
Overview of the Health System
Historical Background
Organization
Decentralization and Centralization
Planning
Intersectorality
Health Information Management
Regulation
Patient Empowerment
Financing
Health Expenditure
Source of Revenue and Financial Flows
Overview of the Statutory Financing System
Out-of-pocket Payments
Private Health Insurance
Social Insurance
Other Financing
Payment Mechanisms
Physical and Human Resources
Physical Resources
Human Resources
Provision of Services
Public Health
Patient Pathways
Primary / Ambulatory Care
Impatient Care / Specialized Ambulatory Care
Emergency Care
Pharmaceutical Care
Rehabilitation / Intermediate Care
Long-term Care
Services for Informal Carers
Palliative Care
Mental Health Care
Dental Care
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Health Service for Aboriginal Canadians
Principle Health Reforms
Analysis of Recent Reforms
Future Developments
Assessment of the Health System
Stated Objectives of the Health System
Financial Protection and Equity in Financing
User Experience and Equity of Access to Health Care
Health Outcomes, Health Service Outcomes and Quality of Care
Health System Efficiency
Transparency and Accountability
Conclusions
Appendices
References
Useful Web Sites
Selected Laws on Health and Health Care In Canada
HiT Methodology and Production Process
The Review Process
About the Authors
Index