<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!--RSS generated by Windows SharePoint Services V3 RSS Generator on 5/18/2013 9:15:48 PM--><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/News/TheOHABlog/_layouts/RssXslt.aspx?List=b17d4ff9-aa5f-4809-b8ea-64a9d608b309" version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The OHA Blog</title><link>http://www.oha.com/News/TheOHABlog</link><description>RSS feed for the Posts list.</description><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 01:15:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>SharePoint CKS:EBE</generator><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>The OHA Blog</title><url>http://www.oha.com/News/TheOHABlog/_layouts/images/homepage.gif</url><link>http://www.oha.com/News/TheOHABlog</link></image><item><title>Final Words</title><link>http://www.oha.com/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2012/01/13/final-words.aspx</link><guid>/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2012/01/13/final-words.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[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 period of significant change for hospitals and the h ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Alessandra Nigro</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Learning from the Best: Benchmarking Canada’s Health System</title><link>http://www.oha.com/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2012/01/11/learning-from-the-best-benchmarking-canada’s-health-system.aspx</link><guid>/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2012/01/11/learning-from-the-best-benchmarking-canada’s-health-system.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
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, non-medical determinants of health, quality of care a ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Alessandra Nigro</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:36:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Winning Conditions</title><link>http://www.oha.com/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2011/12/22/winning-conditions.aspx</link><guid>/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2011/12/22/winning-conditions.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
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 Government of Ontario to concentrate first on coordin ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Alessandra Nigro</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:43:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Shifting Gears</title><link>http://www.oha.com/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2011/12/20/shifting-gears.aspx</link><guid>/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2011/12/20/shifting-gears.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
I recently read a report entitled Fiscal Sustainability &amp; 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, and can be accessed here. 
The report notes that hea ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Alessandra Nigro</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Prescription for Canada’s Health System</title><link>http://www.oha.com/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2011/12/07/a-prescription-for-canada’s-health-system.aspx</link><guid>/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2011/12/07/a-prescription-for-canada’s-health-system.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
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 Prescription for Canada’s Health System can be acces ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Alessandra Nigro</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:24:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Public Priorities for Ontario’s Health System</title><link>http://www.oha.com/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2011/12/05/public-priorities-for-ontario’s-health-system.aspx</link><guid>/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2011/12/05/public-priorities-for-ontario’s-health-system.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
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 be accessed here.  
As calls grow for major reforms ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Alessandra Nigro</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:46:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leading Research Hospitals in Canada</title><link>http://www.oha.com/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2011/11/23/leading-research-hospitals-in-canada.aspx</link><guid>/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2011/11/23/leading-research-hospitals-in-canada.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
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 here.   
The Research Infosource survey indicates  ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Alessandra Nigro</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Health Care Cost Drivers: The Facts</title><link>http://www.oha.com/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2011/11/15/health-care-cost-drivers-the-facts.aspx</link><guid>/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2011/11/15/health-care-cost-drivers-the-facts.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[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 period when annual health expenditure in Canada more t ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Alessandra Nigro</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2011 Patient Safety Week</title><link>http://www.oha.com/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2011/10/19/patient-safety-week.aspx</link><guid>/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2011/10/19/patient-safety-week.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[

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 quality initiatives.  
This year’s theme, Ask. List ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Alessandra Nigro</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:51:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Resourcing Options for Sustainable Health Care in Canada</title><link>http://www.oha.com/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2011/09/29/resourcing-options-for-sustainable-health-care-in-canada.aspx</link><guid>/News/TheOHABlog/archive/2011/09/29/resourcing-options-for-sustainable-health-care-in-canada.aspx</guid><description><![CDATA[
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 the Advisory Panel on Resourcing Options for Sustaina ... (More)]]></description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Alessandra Nigro</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>