... Canada, are contrasted with Deming's system thinking. Design/methodology/approach The author has been following and writing about the use of the command and control management model in Alberta healthcare for 20 years, treating its expanding use in the system as an experiment in the effectiveness...

...Madhav Sinha; Cheryl Brunoro‐Kadash; Nick Kadash Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the processes and results of implementing and evaluating the Releasing Time to Care™ (RTC™) model in a 45‐bed Neurosciences unit in a tertiary care hospital in Saskatchewan province of western Canada...

... trends in bed utilization, patient acuity and unit occupancy. A series of site visits including interviews of multiple stakeholders at participating hospitals were made to identify concerns and share findings and conclusions. The analysis revealed the following: Canada Hospitals Healthcare...

.../methodology/approach The findings originate from two case studies of cross‐sector alliances in Canada. Findings Value generated by strategic alliances in health with organisations from public, private and civil sectors is accrued at the inter‐organisational, organisational, group and individual level...

... to improve patient flow. Design/methodology/approach The paper used direct observation to collect patient flow data on 1,728 patients at multiple ED sites in Saskatchewan, Canada. It calculated wait times and services associated with important care processes and then tested, measured and implemented...

... and improvement and that supports patient and resident safety and innovation. It also describes some achievements that have been realized as a result of this work. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Organizational culture Quality improvement Health services Change management Canada...

... and documented as individual events, but rather there is a richness, a blending of phenomena, that occurs as board members come together to exercise trusteeship. Black people Health services Canada Systemic racism is the big umbrella that we live under. It's real and it's alive and well. And we...

...Graham Dickson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to articulate the shifts in the theoretical conceptualization of, and the practice of leadership in health care in Canada that are happening as a response to challenges of system transformation; and the implications of those shifts for individual...

.../implications The intervention is bounded by a Canada‐specific socio‐cultural/political context. Design variables and antecedent conditions may not be present and/or readily replicated in other nation‐state contexts. The findings suggest opportunities for future integrative and applied health services...

... decision making. E.S. Williams can be contacted at: ewilliam@cba.ua.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Organizational culture Job satisfaction Hospitals Accident and emergency Doctors Canada A pattern of shared basic assumptions that the group learned as it solved...

... for realizing leadership excellence in today's workplace (Conger, 1993 ; Fulmer, 1997 ; Bassi et al., 1998 ; Cacioppe, 1998). Leaders Leadership development Nursing Health services Canada The absence of strong leadership has had a significant impact on the ability of healthcare...

... resource high‐involvement employee work practices. Design/methodology/approach A survey questionnaire was sent to 300 long‐term care organizations (nursing homes) in western Canada. Results from 125 nursing home establishments (43 percent response rate) are reported herein. Findings Of the ten high...

... by non‐compliance in pharmaceutical treatment, is a major issue in Canada's health care system. This study brings to the forefront issues from a number of perspectives in order to form a course of action in response to its findings. Medications are not panaceas of treatment and may have unwanted side...

..., and provide a more secure footing for the workforce of the future. Originality/value The exit of knowledge workers is causing a major problem for Canada's health care organizations. This study throws more light on to this problem from the point of view of senior executives who have been specifically...

... in accessing appropriate health services. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Health services Rural areas Ethnic groups Canada Although improvements have been made on many health indicators, the overall health status of British Columbia's (BC) Aboriginal population continues...

.... Health education Leadership Measurement Canada © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 The Alberta Heart Health Project (AHHP) became a provincial partner in CHHI in 1990 to address the high risk of cardiovascular disease among Albertans. Indeed, data collected during the initial phase...

...) in Canada. It describes an innovative inter‐sectoral community of practice called the Canadian Pallium Project. Key theoretical foundations are presented to illustrate a generative response for building health services capacity within complex public health systems. Model elements and design considerations...

...Janet Stark Canada has recognized that the incidence of low birth‐weight babies poses a significant community‐wide health problem with serious societal and medical implications, both now and in the foreseeable future. The focus of this paper is on the direct relationship between low‐income women...

..., the greater joys of socializing, esteem, and fulfillment cannot be achieved. In Canada there are pensions for seniors available according to certain requirements. Knowledge of these pensions is essential before retiring. Knowing how to evaluate one’s worth and forecast future needs is necessary to achieve...

... and related dementias in Canada. According to the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada, these costs are based on the use of nursing home care, use of medications, use of community support services by community caregivers and unpaid caregiver time. This kind of expenditure is only going will grow exponentially...