Roundtable: Medicines, long-term care and home care
Report from the fourth annual roundtable discussion of MUHC-ISAI, held October 20, 2011 at the MUHC (Royal Victoria Hospital)
Welcome to the front lines of change!
HEALTH INNOVATION FORUM is a multi-year program that aims to promote health care innovations within and beyond the MUHC, by exploring ideas, technologies and practices that can raise the bar on health system performance. About HIF.
The Scope of Medicare: What makes sense today?
Report from the MUHC-ISAI’s fourth annual conference
- Presentations
(Dr. Philippe Couillard, Mr. André Picard, Dr. Antonia Maioni and Mr. Bernard Lord at the final panel of the conference.)
Discussion paper: Why are Canadian patients so patient with gaps in the Medicare model?
The most popular buzzwords in health care today are “patient-centred care.” But how can care possibly be patient-centred if the patient does not have a voice? “What do patients want?” is a fundamental question that should be guiding reform of the healthcare system. But it is a question we rarely ask.
Case study: Disengaging Montreal hospitals from the provision of long-term care
Transition care at the MUHC made progress in reducing acute bed blockages. The challenge now is to ensure that problems do not reappear as these patients are moved into community facilities.
Discussion paper: Escape from the treadmill of outdated health policies
This account reflects the discussion at the MUHC-ISAI's annual Partners’ Advisory Council meeting, held on June 22, 2011.