The crisis has given substance to an old and often
hypothetical debate about the financial sustainability of
health systems in Europe. For years it was the spectre
of ageing populations, cost-increasing developments
in technology and changing public expectations that
haunted European policy-makers troubl...
The purpose of this report is to inform deliberations among policymakers and stakeholders. It
summarises the best available evidence regarding the design and implementation of policies for
improving skilled birth attendance. The report was prepared as a background document to be discussed at meetings att...
The purpose of this report is to inform deliberations among policymakers and stakeholders. It
summarises the best available evidence regarding the design and implementation of policies for
improving health care financing.
The report was prepared as a background document to be discussed at meetings attend...
This evidence brief mobilizes both global and local
research evidence about a problem, three elements of a
comprehensive approach for addressing the problem,
and key implementation considerations. Whenever
possible, the evidence brief summarizes research
evidence drawn from systematic reviews of the rese...
The health of the aging population has been identified
as a high priority for the province of Ontario and has
become one of the province’s most pressing health and
social policy issues.(4) Within this priority area, there is
significant focus on the delivery of high-value services to
seniors to maximiz...
There is currently a lack of information about the uses, benefits, and limitations of social media for health communication among the general public, patients, and health professionals from primary research....
Multimorbidity is part of the daily life of a growing
number of Ontarians who must manage multiple
chronic conditions. As Fortin et al. observed, “patients
with multiple conditions are the rule rather than the
exception in primary care.”
Multimorbidity not only has a significant impact on
healthcare ...
Managing multiple medical conditions is part of the daily
life of a growing number of Ontarians. As Fortin et al.
observed, “patients with multiple conditions are the rule
rather than the exception in primary care.”(2)
Multimorbidity (living with three or more medical
conditions) has attracted signif...
Small hospitals have less opportunity for achieving economies of scale and constraints on the range of services that can be provided. As the demand for acute medical and surgical beds declines, the number of facilities with less than 30 beds is projected to increase over the next 10 years. In light of th...
Las enfermedades en salud mental derivadas de un
entorno de extrema violencia e inseguridad como el
que afectó a Ciudad Juárez en los últimos años, toman
especial relevancia y acentúan de sobremanera las
necesidades ya existentes de un sistema de salud
mental integral. En los últimos años se han r...
