We did not identify systematic reviews that addressed
information-exchange systems. Of the 16 studies we
identified that focused on approaches to supporting
information exchange between sites and stakeholders,
13 specifically focused on health information
exchange (HIE) systems that have been widely
impl...
We identified 95 systemic reviews evaluating suicide-prevention interventions in Canadian and intercional sources. The systematic reviews cover topics related to the full spectrum of suicide-prevention efforts that Scott and Guo (2012) outline in their overview of reviews, witch include three interrelate...
OBJETIVO: Apresentar e discutir a atuação da Rede de Políticas Informadas por Evidências (EVIPNet) no Brasil no ano de 2013, divulgando suas ações com vistas à promoção do uso de evidências científicas no processo de tomada de decisão, formulação e implementação de políticas de saúde. M...
Provincial and territorial ministries of health have made
significant investments in primary healthcare reform
over recent years to improve access, quality, continuity
of care, cost, satisfaction and health outcomes.
Interdisciplinary team-based care, networks with
streamlined care pathways, the use of h...
Health systems in Europe face a number of increasingly complex challenges.
Globalization, evolving health threats, an ageing society, fi nancial constraints on
government spending, and social and health inequalities are some of the most
pressing. Such challenges require not only different funding and org...
This report is intended to inform the deliberations of those engaged in developing policies
on sustainability of health knowledge translation initiatives policies as well as other
stakeholders with an interest in such policy decisions. It summarizes the best available
evidence regarding the design and im...
A gap exists in efforts to support the use of research
evidence between ‘self-serve’ approaches such as ‘one-stop
shops’ for research evidence (e.g., Health Systems
Evidence – www.healthsystemsevidence.org) and ‘fullserve’ approaches such as convening stakeholder dialogues
with health-syste...
The availability of public reporting initiatives on the quality of health and longterm care providers has increased since the 1990s when many countries began
introducing choice of care provider policies.
One of the primary reasons for public reporting of quality information is to
assist patients and user...
This evidence brief and the stakeholder dialogue it was
prepared to inform were designed to guide the actions of
those involved in strengthening public and patient
engagement in HTA in Ontario. In this section of the
brief, we propose key definitions to ensure a common
conceptual understanding. We also h...
