Improving the quality of health care in Canada

Dhalla and Tepper cite that Canadians are healthier than ever before, but there are still large gaps between what we know to be high-quality health care and the care that many Canadians receive. High-quality care is safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable and patient centered. There is opportu...

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Published inCanadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) Vol. 190; no. 39; pp. E1162 - E1167
Main Authors Dhalla, Irfan A., MD MSc, Tepper, Joshua, MD MPH eMBA
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada Joule Inc 01.10.2018
CMA Impact, Inc
Subjects
Analysis
Canada Health Act
Canadians
Funding
Health care policy
High income
Hospitals
Internal Medicine
Management
Medical care quality
Medicine
Patient satisfaction
Patient-centered care
Physicians
Primary care
Public health
Quality
Quality management
Canada
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Summary:Dhalla and Tepper cite that Canadians are healthier than ever before, but there are still large gaps between what we know to be high-quality health care and the care that many Canadians receive. High-quality care is safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable and patient centered. There is opportunity for improvement in all of these dimensions. Ways to improve the quality of care include expanding public funding for proven treatments, investing in primary care and embedding tools of improvement into practice. Improving care is more likely with the involvement of both front-line clinicians and patients.
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ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329
DOI:10.1503/cmaj.171045