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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Provincial and territorial health system profiles
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Provincial and territorial health system profiles.
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| Summary |
"Despite notable variation in health care policy from province to province, most scholarship published on the health care system in Canada uses a broad national perspective. Focusing on the health care systems of individual Canadian provinces and territories, this new series, Health System Profiles, examines the social, political, economic, and epidemiological context of health care policy in each Canadian province. Turning a critical eye to the health care system in Nova Scotia, author Katherine Fierlbeck outlines the organizational and regulatory frameworks structuring provincial health care, while providing a detailed assessment of Nova Scotia's health financing, physical infrastructure, service provision, and the efficacy of technological resources used in data tracking and health quality assessments. Structured for ease of comparison, Nova Scotia: A Health System Profiles will, along with other volumes in the series, help scholars draw analytic evidence-based policy conclusions about the health system of Nova Scotia and other Canadian provinces and territories."-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Page i; Provincial and Territorial Health System Profiles; Contents; Figures, Tables, and Boxes; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Chapter One: Introduction and Overview; 1.1 Geography and sociodemography; 1.2 Political context; 1.3 Economic context; 1.4 Health status of the population; 1.5 Summary; Chapter Two: Organization and Regulation; 2.1 Overview and history; 2.2 Organization of the provincial health system; 2.2.1 The Nova Scotia Health Authority; 2.2.2 Contractors (private not-for-profit); 2.2.3 Contractors (private for-profit) |
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2.3 Health system planning2.4 Coverage and benefits; 2.4.1 Eligibility for publicly insured benefits; 2.4.2 Benefits (universal); 2.4.3 Targeted benefits for nonmedical services; Private health insurance; 2.5 Regulation; 2.5.1 Providers; 2.5.2 Facilities; 2.5.3 Prescription drugs; 2.5.4 Patient health information; 2.6 Patients; 2.7 Summary; Chapter Three: Health Spending and Financing; 3.1 Health expenditure and trends; 3.2 Public revenue; 3.3 Public financing flows; 3.4 Summary; Chapter Four: Physical Infrastructure; 4.1 Hospital and other treatment facilities; 4.2 Long-term care facilities |
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4.3 Diagnostic facilities4.3.1 Laboratory services; 4.3.2 Diagnostic imaging; 4.4 Public health facilities; 4.5 Information and communications technology infrastructure; 4.5.1 Core electronic information systems; Electronic health records (EHRs); Electronic medical records (emrs); Personal health records (phrs); 4.5.2 Specialized electronic information systems; 4.6 Research and evaluation infrastructure; 4.7 Summary; Chapter Five: Health Human Resources; 5.1 Main workforce challenges; 5.2 Physicians; 5.3 Nurses; 5.4 Other health care professionals; 5.4.1 Paramedics; 5.4.2 Pharmacists |
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5.4.3 Midwives5.4.4 Medical laboratory technologists; 5.4.5 Clinical assistants; 5.4.6 Home care workers; 5.5 HHR planning in Nova Scotia; 5.6 Summary; Chapter Six: Service and Program Provision; 6.1 Public health; 6.2 Primary care; 6.3 Acute care; 6.4 Long-term care; 6.5 Prescription drugs; 6.6 Workers' Compensation Board programs; 6.7 Mental health care; 6.8 Dental health care; 6.9 Targeted services; 6.9.1 First Nations; 6.9.2 African Nova Scotians; 6.9.3 Acadian Nova Scotians; 6.10 Palliative care; 6.11 Assisted reproduction; 6.12 Summary; Chapter Seven: Recent Health Reforms |
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7.1 The consolidation of district health authorities and the creation of the Nova Scotia Health Authority7.2 The reorganization of the Department of Health and Wellness; 7.3 Summary; Chapter Eight: Assessment of the Health System; 8.1 The province's strategic goals; 8.1.1 Resource stewardship; 8.1.2 Health of the population; 8.1.3 Appropriate, good-quality care; 8.1.4 Health system workforce; 8.2 Equity in financing the health care system; 8.3 Equity of access; 8.4 Outcomes; 8.4.1 Comparative outcomes; 8.4.2 Chronological outcomes; 8.4.3 Measuring and evaluating outcomes |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Medical care -- Nova Scotia.
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Medical care. |
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Nova Scotia. |
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Medical policy -- Nova Scotia.
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Medical policy. |
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Medical care.
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Medical policy.
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Nova Scotia. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare. |
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MEDICAL -- Health Policy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Medical care. |
| ISBN |
9781487515928 (electronic book) |
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1487515928 (electronic book) |
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9781487522148 |
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1487522142 |
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9781487502744 |
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1487502745 |
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