Katherine Fierlbeck

Nova Scotia

A Health System Profile

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Produktbeschreibung

Turning a critical eye to the health care system in Nova Scotia, Katherine Fierlbeck outlines the frameworks structuring provincial health care, while providing a detailed assessment of Nova Scotia’s health financing, physical infrastructure, and service provision.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9781487522148
• ISBN-10: 1487522142
• Artikelnr.: 49796578

Autorenporträt

By Katherine Fierlbeck

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures, Tables, and Boxes
Series Editor’s Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgments
List of Acronym
1 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
2 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 planning
2.4 Coverage and benefits
2.4.1 Eligibility for publicly insured benefits
2.4.2 Benefits (universal)
2.4.3 Targeted benefits for nonmedical services
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
3 Health Spending and Financing
3.1 Health expenditure and trends
3.2 Public revenue
3.3 Public financing flows
3.4 Summary
4 Physical Infrastructure
4.1 Hospitals and other treatment facilities
4.2 Long-term care facilities
4.3 Diagnostic facilities
4.3.1 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
4.5.2 Specialized electronic information systems
4.6 Research and evaluation infrastructure
4.7 Summary
5 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 Midwives
5.4.4 Medical laboratory technologists
5.4.5 Clinical assistants
5.4.6 Home care workers
5.5 HHR planning in Nova Scotia
5.6 Summary
6 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
7 Recent Health Reforms
7.1 The consolidation of district health authorities and the creation
of the Nova Scotia Health Authority
7.2 The reorganization of the Department of Health and Wellness
7.3 Summary
8 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
8.4.4 User experience and satisfaction
8.5 Efficiency
8.6 Transparency and accountability
8.7 Summary
9 Conclusion
Appendix: Laws on Health and Health Care in Nova Scotia
References
Index