| Changing Health Care in Canada: The Romanow Papers, Volume 2 Contributor(s): Forest, Pierre-Gerlier (Editor), Marchildon, Gregory (Editor), McIntosh, Tom (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0802086187 ISBN-13: 9780802086181 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $51.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2004 Annotation: The second in a series of three volumes presenting a selection of the best studies prepared for the Romanow Commission, this volume focuses on the problem of change in health care and health systems. Combining the talents of experienced health policy experts with innovative researchers, the resulting studies provide unique perspectives on the difficult issues under scrutiny, including complexity in health systems, management of human resources, organizational control and regulation, and public engagement. Commissioned and prepared with applicability as the foremost criteria, all of the studies presented in this volume offer solutions in managing obstacles to change. Each study also includes an appraisal of the most recent literature in the field. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Medical | Health Policy - Medical | Health Care Delivery |
| Dewey: 362.109 |
| LCCN: 2004274437 |
| Series: Romanow Papers |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 6.36" W x 8.96" (1.30 lbs) 388 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The second in a series of three volumes presenting a selection of the best studies prepared for the Romanow Commission, this volume focuses on the problem of change in health care and health systems. Combining the talents of experienced health policy experts with innovative researchers, the resulting studies provide unique perspectives on the difficult issues under scrutiny, including complexity in health systems, management of human resources, organizational control and regulation, and public engagement. Commissioned and prepared with applicability as the foremost criteria, all of the studies presented in this volume offer solutions in managing obstacles to change. Each study also includes an appraisal of the most recent literature in the field. |
Contributor Bio(s): Marchildon, Gregory: - Gregory P. Marchildon is a professor and Ontario Research Chair in Health Policy and System Design at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto. Forest, Pierre-Gerlier: - Pierre-Gerlier Forest is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Université Laval.McIntosh, Tom: - Tom McIntosh is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science, and Research Faculty at the Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Branch, University of Regina. |