... insurance. This study explores the factors contributing to financial barriers to healthcare access (FBHA) among socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals in Edmonton, Canada. Design/methodology/approach Employing a convergent parallel mixed-method cross-sectional design, the study collected both...

... potential to stimulate discourse and advocacy. The World Health Organization (WHO, 2010) identifies several key components of a well-functioning health system. Of those components, the most relevant to maternal primary health care in Canada’s north are service delivery and human resources for health...

...Harmony Johnson; Cathy Ulrich; Nicole Cross; Margo Greenwood Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the process of transformation in the Northern Health region of British Columbia (BC), Canada, based on a new relationship between governments of BC, Canada, and First Nations...

...Sam Sheps; David Birnbaum; William R. Jarvis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to briefly review the history of healthcare‐associated infection (HAI) prevention programs in the USA since the early 1970s until today, and provide suggestions how other countries (and Canada specifically) may learn...

...Sam Sheps; David Birnbaum; Sam Sheps; David Birnbaum Purpose This editorial aims to summarize major points from and explains the rationale of a symposium convened in Canada to explore whether American experience with mandatory public reporting of healthcare associated infection (HAI) information...

... Publishing Limited 2011 Electronic medical records Chronic disease Screening Prevention Quality of care Primary care Record keeping Canada The promotion by policy makers of electronic medical records (EMRs) as a means to realize efficiency and cost savings requires careful evaluation...

... and appropriate corrective and preventative actions can be successfully adopted. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Quality management Genetics Cancer Service failures Canada The Genome Sciences Centre (GSC) founded in 1999 by Nobel Laureate Dr Michael Smith (1932‐2000), is a leading...

... as an important tool to extend understanding of disease processes. Post‐mortem examinations Quality assessment Canada Autopsy diagnoses have traditionally been used as the “gold standard” for determining the cause of death, and can provide an invaluable retrospection into the ability of the medical...

... Initiatives Network (WIN), was established to provide a forum for organizations in Atlantic Canada to share knowledge and experience on workplace health. Focus groups were conducted with businesses/organizations in the four Atlantic Provinces. Tape‐recorded transcriptions were analyzed using thematic analysis...

... conceptual approaches and a specific strategy – that of Canada's Western Regional Training Centre for Health Services Research – are presented. Findings A critical element in meeting the new challenges in clinical governance is significant change in both managerial and clinical culture. Originality...

.... The recent health care reform in Canada has resulted in restructuring to address some of the imbalances within the healthcare system and shift perspectives from illness care to health promotion and the prevention of disease and disability. To achieve this goal and invest in health rather than illness care...

... provide unique knowledge and understanding of technology diffusion through analysis of local system‐ and context‐specific factors. Our experience has been in establishing a provincial HTA program in British Columbia (BC), Canada. Although based on preliminary findings, the following examples illustrate...

... significant difference in modifiable CVD risk factors with respect to the country of birth, spoken language, and the length of time in Canada. The prevalence of smoking was significantly different across all income groups, with the lowest and middle income groups having the highest prevalence rate. Compared...

... care placement. In Canada, decisions regarding the settings in which total hip replacements are discharged are often made arbitrarily. Some hospitals discharge patients to a convalescent center six days after total hip replacement. Others collaborate with home care programs and physical therapists...