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Nova Scotia : A Health System Profile
"Despite notable variation in health care policy from province to province, most scholarship published on the health care system in Canada uses a broad national perspective. Focusing on the health care systems of individual Canadian provinces and territories, this new series, Health System Prof...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
2018.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Page i; Provincial and Territorial Health System Profiles; Contents; Figures, Tables, and Boxes; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Chapter One: Introduction and Overview; 1.1 Geography and sociodemography; 1.2 Political context; 1.3 Economic context; 1.4 Health status of the population; 1.5 Summary; Chapter Two: Organization and Regulation; 2.1 Overview and history; 2.2 Organization of the provincial health system; 2.2.1 The Nova Scotia Health Authority; 2.2.2 Contractors (private not-for-profit); 2.2.3 Contractors (private for-profit)
- 2.3 Health system planning2.4 Coverage and benefits; 2.4.1 Eligibility for publicly insured benefits; 2.4.2 Benefits (universal); 2.4.3 Targeted benefits for nonmedical services; Private health insurance; 2.5 Regulation; 2.5.1 Providers; 2.5.2 Facilities; 2.5.3 Prescription drugs; 2.5.4 Patient health information; 2.6 Patients; 2.7 Summary; Chapter Three: Health Spending and Financing; 3.1 Health expenditure and trends; 3.2 Public revenue; 3.3 Public financing flows; 3.4 Summary; Chapter Four: Physical Infrastructure; 4.1 Hospital and other treatment facilities; 4.2 Long-term care facilities
- 4.3 Diagnostic facilities4.3.1 Laboratory services; 4.3.2 Diagnostic imaging; 4.4 Public health facilities; 4.5 Information and communications technology infrastructure; 4.5.1 Core electronic information systems; Electronic health records (EHRs); Electronic medical records (emrs); Personal health records (phrs); 4.5.2 Specialized electronic information systems; 4.6 Research and evaluation infrastructure; 4.7 Summary; Chapter Five: Health Human Resources; 5.1 Main workforce challenges; 5.2 Physicians; 5.3 Nurses; 5.4 Other health care professionals; 5.4.1 Paramedics; 5.4.2 Pharmacists
- 5.4.3 Midwives5.4.4 Medical laboratory technologists; 5.4.5 Clinical assistants; 5.4.6 Home care workers; 5.5 HHR planning in Nova Scotia; 5.6 Summary; Chapter Six: Service and Program Provision; 6.1 Public health; 6.2 Primary care; 6.3 Acute care; 6.4 Long-term care; 6.5 Prescription drugs; 6.6 Workers' Compensation Board programs; 6.7 Mental health care; 6.8 Dental health care; 6.9 Targeted services; 6.9.1 First Nations; 6.9.2 African Nova Scotians; 6.9.3 Acadian Nova Scotians; 6.10 Palliative care; 6.11 Assisted reproduction; 6.12 Summary; Chapter Seven: Recent Health Reforms
- 7.1 The consolidation of district health authorities and the creation of the Nova Scotia Health Authority7.2 The reorganization of the Department of Health and Wellness; 7.3 Summary; Chapter Eight: Assessment of the Health System; 8.1 The province's strategic goals; 8.1.1 Resource stewardship; 8.1.2 Health of the population; 8.1.3 Appropriate, good-quality care; 8.1.4 Health system workforce; 8.2 Equity in financing the health care system; 8.3 Equity of access; 8.4 Outcomes; 8.4.1 Comparative outcomes; 8.4.2 Chronological outcomes; 8.4.3 Measuring and evaluating outcomes