Who was Barbara Mitchell?
  1. patient wait lists
  2. patient wait lists

patient wait lists

Octobre 9, 2024 2:26PM

Canadians want major health-care reform now
Mackenzie Moir
Printer-friendly version
Canadians want major health-care reform now

In Australia, governments regularly contract with private hospitals to provide surgical care.

Étiquettes:
waiting for treatment, patient wait lists, health care wait lists, hospital wait times
Février 7, 2024 10:30AM

Canadian patients want other options outside crumbling health-care system
Bacchus Barua, Mackenzie Moir
Printer-friendly version
Canadian patients want other options outside crumbling health-care system

Countries such as Switzerland, Germany and Australia either partner with their private sector or use it as a pressure-valve for the public system.

Étiquettes:
patient wait lists, private clinics, private health care, private health insurance, healthcare performance
Mars 27, 2023 12:19PM

Cost-sharing could improve patient accountability in Canada
Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua
Printer-friendly version
Cost-sharing could improve patient accountability in Canada

In Sweden, patients usually pay a nominal fee for family doctor appointments.

Étiquettes:
cost-sharing, cost sharing, patient wait lists, canada health act, health-care costs, healthcare performance
Mars 15, 2016 3:00AM

How France embraces the private sector to deliver universal health care
Bacchus Barua, Nadeem Esmail, Ingrid Timmermans
Printer-friendly version

France spends slightly less (as a percentage of GDP) on health care than Canada, and has a higher number of physicians and hospital beds, and lower wait times.

Étiquettes:
canadian health care, health care wait times, france, doctor shortage, patient wait lists
Juillet 20, 2015 9:00AM

The value of time lost while waiting for treatment in Canada
Bacchus Barua
Printer-friendly version

Imagine being told you need medical treatment, but have to wait for more than two months before you can get it.

Étiquettes:
costs of waiting for treatment, costs of waiting for medically necessary care, patient wait lists