Supply and demand in the Canadian healthcare system /

As the Canadian population ages and more individuals live with chronic diseases, the publicly funded health care system faces a seemingly ever-increasing demand for services. Mismatches in supply and demand have resulted in long queues, particularly for medical imaging, specialist appointments, and...

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Main Author:	Ferguson, Sarah Lord (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : SAGE Publications: SAGE Business Cases Originals, 2022.
Series:	SAGE Business. Cases.
Subjects:	Consumer-driven health care > Canada > Case studies. Supply and demand > Case studies. Soins de santé gérés par l'usager > Canada > Études de cas. Offre et demande > Études de cas. Consumer-driven health care. Supply and demand. Canada. Electronic books. Case studies.
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Summary:	As the Canadian population ages and more individuals live with chronic diseases, the publicly funded health care system faces a seemingly ever-increasing demand for services. Mismatches in supply and demand have resulted in long queues, particularly for medical imaging, specialist appointments, and non-emergency procedures. Now more than ever, Canadian health care decision makers must consider new options to better match supply and demand. In doing so, they must carefully weigh the ethical implications of potential interventions and ensure that the solutions to reduce wait times do not compromise the values of equitable access to care that the Canadian health care system was founded on.
Physical Description:	1 online resource : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781529773316 1529773318