Opinion: A shortage of family doctors, record ER wait times, and ballooning surgical wait-lists are all symptoms of a system that is struggling and these funds can help. But as any financial expert will tell you. It’s not the money, but how you spend it.
and devote the federal funds to other priorities — especially if there are “shiny object” projects that can get them re-elected.Once we’ve made sure that our health care transfers are used in the right areas, the next step is to identify and track objective measures of health system performance. Simply put, data saves lives. Just like how doctors monitor their patients’ vital signs, governments need data to monitor our health systems so they can assess trends and intervene when problems occur.
. In these models, providers refer to a group rather than a single consultant, which enables patients to be seen first by those with the shortest wait-list.in PEI is taking the first steps in the right direction, and others should follow.
to private for-profit, investor-owned facilities. But health care tends to be more expensive in these settings since shareholders expect a return on their investment.funding is often capped
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