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RNAO: Social Determinants of Health

Thu, 11/21/2013 - 00:00 -- nhalper

What are the social determinants of health? How might they be applied to our everyday lived experiences?

Access to conditions that permit health is shaped by the circumstances in which people are born, grow up, live, work and age, and an array of political, economic, social, cultural and environmental conditions and forces.

The Nurse Executive Role in Quality and High Performing Health Services - 2013

Sun, 09/01/2013 - 00:00 -- nhalper
In complex and rapidly changing healthcare environments, nurse executives are challenged to lead within organisational systems to fulfill regulatory, health consumer (patient), family, physician and staff expectations, and provide excellence in nursing and midwifery practice across care environments (Parsons & Cornett, 2011; The Kings Fund, 2011; Patton & Pawar, 2012). 
 
Nurse executives are in a unique position to influence change in healthcare and the quality of patient care by virtue of their

Better Health, Better Care, Better Value For All: Refocusing Health Care in Canada - 2013

Sun, 09/01/2013 - 00:00 -- nhalper
Ten years ago, the federal, provincial, and territorial governments created an agenda for health care reform in the 2003 First Ministers’ Accord on Health Care Renewal and the 2004 10-Year Plan to Strengthen Health Care.
 
This report looks back on the last decade of health care reform, identifies what worked and what didn’t, and outlines a better path to achieve a high-performing health system for Canada into the future.

Exploring the Relationship Between Governance Models in Healthcare and Health Workforce Transformation_A Systematic Review 2013

Mon, 07/01/2013 - 00:00 -- nhalper
The objective of this systematic review funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research was to examine the relationship between health system governance and workforce transformation. Particular attention was paid to how specific governance elements facilitate transformational change in the workforce to ensure the effective use of all health providers.

Healthcare Governance Models in Canada. A Provincial Perspective - 2013

Fri, 03/01/2013 - 00:00 -- nhalper

A Pre-Summit Disscussion Paper. This paper is intended to provide a brief fact-based overview in snapshot form, of the healthcare governance system in each jurisdiction to inform the sessions at the Summit. It highlights key policies and healthcare initiatives in place to address these challenges as background for the discussion on governance. It focuses on governance at a systems level, rather than on corporate governance. 

Canadian Hospital Reporting Project - Interpreting Indicator Results - 2013

Fri, 03/01/2013 - 00:00 -- nhalper

Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI): Interpreting Indicator Results

Health System Performance—Clinical Indicators

  1. Indicators: Effectiveness (Quality and Outcomes)
  2. Indicators: Patient Safety
  3. Indicators: Appropriateness & Accessibility
Health System Characteristics—Financial Indicators 
  1. Indicators: Efficiency
  2. Indicators: Productivity

 

Strategic Community: An Approach for Developing Interorganizational Collaboration - 2013

Fri, 03/01/2013 - 00:00 -- nhalper
Healthcare network managers are called upon to take on sizable challenges on a daily basis, such as the growing need, and the shortage (in some cases, the complete absence) of resources. To maintain a level of service suited to the needs of the population, institutional authorities must reconsider the way they provide services and organize their work. For many players, adopting solutions in silos is insufficient.

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