EN Powerpoint - A winning recipe for the successful overhaul of the health care system

EN Powerpoint - A winning recipe for the successful overhaul of the health care system A winning recipe for the successful overhaul of the health care system Presented by Maria Lily Shaw, Economist at the MEI AGENDA Role models for health care reform Sweden Reforms United Kingdom Reforms Recipe for the successful overhaul of the health care system 6 steps Quebec and British Columbia should follow. [...] Why it's important Will improve the accessibility of services for patients seeking care in an independent facility for a treatment that is already covered by the pubilc insurance plan RECIPE FOR SUCCESS Remove the prohitibition on dual practice Current situation Physicians are prohibited from being remunerated by public funds and patients at once when providing care covered by the public insurance. [...] Facilitate the entry into the workforce for foreign- trained medical professionals 3. [...] Expand the scope of practice of existing health care professionals (i.e. [...] nurses, pharmacists, etc.) RECIPE FOR SUCCESS Adopt activity-based hospital funding Current situation Hospitals are funded according to activity of previous years Historical budgets do not reflect the actual volume of patients treated in the institution Hospitals have no incentive to improve their efficiency or increase quality Why it's important Will make it easier for hospitals to respond prompt.