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Final Words

After four years and over 50 blogs, I will be stepping down on January 13th from my role as President and CEO of the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA).  I feel honored to have had the opportunity to communicate with you and lead the OHA through a p ...[Read More]

Published: Jan-13-12

Learning from the Best: Benchmarking Canada’s Health System

I recently read a report published by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) entitled, Learning from the Best: Benchmarking Canada’s Health System.  To access the report, click here. The report examines Canadians’ health status, no ...[Read More]

Published: Jan-11-12

Winning Conditions

I recently read a report released by The Change Foundation entitled, Winning Conditions to Improve Patient Experiences: Integrated Healthcare in Ontario.  To read the report, click here. Similar to the views of the OHA, the report advises the Go ...[Read More]

Published: Dec-22-11

Shifting Gears

I recently read a report entitled Fiscal Sustainability & the Transformation of Canada’s Healthcare System.  The report is from the Mowat Centre and the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto, supported by KPMG, an ...[Read More]

Published: Dec-20-11

A Prescription for Canada’s Health System

Recently, Don Drummond, formerly the chief economist of TD Bank and once a senior finance official with the federal government, addressed the C.D. Howe Institute’s 2011 Benefactors Lecture.  His report and lecture, entitled Therapy or Surgery? A P ...[Read More]

Published: Dec-07-11

Public Priorities for Ontario’s Health System

I recently came across a research report commissioned by PwC and jointly produced with MASS LBP.  The report is entitled Public Priorities for Ontario’s Health System: A report of the Citizens’ Reference Panel on Ontario Health Services, and can b ...[Read More]

Published: Dec-05-11

Leading Research Hospitals in Canada

I recently came across some information comparing the amount of research done by Ontario hospitals to that done in other provinces. To access the list of Canada’s Top 40 Research Hospitals (for 2010) as compiled by Research Infosource Inc., click ...[Read More]

Published: Nov-23-11

Health Care Cost Drivers: The Facts

Recently, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) released a report entitled Health Care Cost Drivers: The Facts, which can be accessed here.  The report focuses on public-sector health care spending between 1998 and 2008 – a boom per ...[Read More]

Published: Nov-15-11

2011 Patient Safety Week

Canadian Patient Safety Week (CPSW) is soon approaching.  Taking place from October 31 – November 4, CPSW shines the spotlight on patient safety issues, shares information about best practices and aims to grow and strengthen patient safety and q ...[Read More]

Published: Oct-19-11

Resourcing Options for Sustainable Health Care in Canada

In March 2011, the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) convened an advisory panel to assess Canada’s health care system and make recommendations about how to improve it. In August 2011, the panel produced a report for the CMA entitled, Report of th ...[Read More]

Published: Sep-29-11
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