Recently released AIMS paper "Taking the Pulse" has people talking. An article published on August 13th explains what a hospital report card would mean to the Maritimes.
This news story from The Canadian Press focuses on AIMS' latest health care paper, Taking the Pulse. It explains that many methods used to compare Canadian hospitals aren’t focused enough on whether treatments are helping patients.
Taking the Pulse, a newly released paper by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS), examines indicators used as tools to measure, compare and improve the quality of care in hospitals. It is a growing practice in the health care field to collect and sometimes report performance data on how a hospital provides care to its patients.
Hospital performance indicators should focus on outcomes,
In this look from the inside, AIMS Fellow on Health Care Policy David Zitner points out not all Nova Scotians have equal access to modern equipment or expensive care. He suggests government needs to re-examine its role as insurer and accept that as the insurer it should pay for necessary but expensive care, even if it means that some people would have to pay for services they can afford.
In his regular fortnightly column, Charles Cirtwill examines prescription drug policy in Canada's public health care system, and has a few suggestions.
From hot topics like Equalization and Atlantica to insightful events on inter-provincial trade agreements, this issue of The Beacon covers all the ground necessary to get you up to speed on public policy research and debate.
CHCCG paper shows private supply could help reduce wait times.
This background paper takes a look at how specialty hospitals could help reduce waiting times in the Canadian health care system. It is one of a series of papers prepared by the Canadian Health Care Consensus Group to contribute to the discussion of health care reform in Canada.
From education to health care, AIMS is having significant impact on the issues that matter most to Canadians. This edition of The Beacon explores our latest policy research.