Tag Archives: International health systems

It’s time to move health research out of the academy and into the community
By Stephen Bornstein

Canadians can be proud that our graduates are among the most productive and respected researchers in the fields of health services, health policy and health economics. Yet our own health system continues to under-perform.

It’s time to move health research out of the academy and into the community It’s time to move health research out of the academy and into the community
By Alalsteinn Brown

Canada has a mismatch between the world-class quality of research we produce on health every year and how that research is implemented into our healthcare system.

It’s time to move health research out of the academy and into the community It’s time to move health research out of the academy and into the community
By Adalsteinn Brown and Stephen Bornstein

Canada has a mismatch between the world class quality of research we produce on health every year and how that research is implemented into our healthcare system.

Backgrounder: Making Sense of the U.S. Health Care System: A Primer

The U.S. health care system is not a universally accessible system – it is a publicly and privately-funded patchwork of fragmented systems and programs. Insured Americans are covered by both public and private health insurance, with a majority covered by private insurance plans through their employers.

Comparing the performance of health systems around the world just got a little easier Comparing the performance of health systems around the world just got a little easier
By Kathleen O’Grady

One morning, the media headline pronounces Canada’s health system should model that found in the Netherlands; the next week, we should follow Germany’s example, and yet another says Australia is leading the pack. Then there are the inevitable comparisons to the U.S. health system.

New Panel of International Journalists offers support to journalists covering health systems from around the world New Panel of International Journalists offers support to journalists covering health systems from around the world
By EvidenceNetwork.ca

(Winnipeg, MB) Nine health journalists from seven countries are now available as a free resource for journalists covering health systems and health policy issues from around the world.

Backgrounder-The-UK-Health-Care-System Backgrounder: The UK health care system

Does more healthcare create better outcomes? In other words, do more medications, tests and interventions necessarily result in healthier patients?
It turns out more care is, all too often, unnecessary care.