A comparative study of three transformative healthcare systems : Étude comparative de trois systèmes de santé porteurs de changement : leçons pour le Canada

Summary

Several regional healthcare systems around the world have achieved high levels of performance through system-wide efforts to improve quality that include long-term strategies and investments to improve the delivery of care and outcomes, while limiting cost increases. An analysis of three such systems in Alaska, Utah and Sweden suggests 10 themes underlying the creation and sustaining of high performance.

Authors

Baker, G. Ross

Tags

health education economics science and technology health services delivery of health care psychology design capacity building canada strategy management childbirth human resources medical care medicine philosophy health care best practice strategies quality of care goals quality improvement primary care further education competence (human resources) attention clinic leaders caesarean section healthcare systems balanced scorecard