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Two Systems in Restaint: Contraccting Experiences with Cost Control in the 1990s.

Evans, R.G. - University of British Columbia - Centre for Health … - 2000

Our system of universal public insurance for health care is by a considerable margin Canada's must successful and …

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The Evolution of Public Health Insurance in Saskatchewan.

Ostry, A. - University of British Columbia - Centre for Health … - 2001

This paper attempts to answer the following questions. Why and did North America's first public health insurance scheme … development of public health insurance in this province? How did post-war economic and social development in general and the … development of Medicare in the province? In order to answer these questions, a review of the history of public health insurance in …

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Reducing Birth Defects in Populations.

Baird, P.A. - University of British Columbia - Centre for Health … - 1999

Birth defects occur in population in 3-5% of births. All those birth defects due to chromosomal errors, hundreds of those due to single genes and many of those due to unknown or multifactoral cause can be detected prenatally. However, it is not feasible to test all pregnancies for all of these...

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Why is Mortality Higher in Unequal Societies? Interpreting Income Inequality and Mortality in Canada and the United States.

Ross, N.A.; Wolfson, M.C.; Berthelot, J.-M.; Dunn, J.R. - University of British Columbia - Centre for Health … - 1999

health of its people -independent of how wealthy a society is in absolute terms. In this paper, we review the current …

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The Case for an Early Childhood Development Strategy.

Hertzman, C. - University of British Columbia - Centre for Health … - 2000

Prenal and early childhood experiences have a more powerfull and longlasting effect on subsequent health, well …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005671743

Measuring Morbidity in Populations: Performance of the John Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Group (ACG) Case-Mix Adjustment System in Manitoba.

Reid, R.; MacWilliam, L.; Roos, N.P.; Bogdanovich, B.; … - University of British Columbia - Centre for Health … - 1999

This study examines the performance of the Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Group (ACG) system in measuring the morbidity of individuals and populations in the province of Manitoba.

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Ending Waiting-List Mismanagement: Principles and Practice.

Lewis, S.; Barer, M.L.; Sanmartin, C.; Sheps, S.; … - University of British Columbia - Centre for Health … - 2000

work to rationalize them. In a recent comprehensive report for Health Canada we found that the state of waiting …

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Industrial Disease and Injury in British Columbia from 1950 to 1996.

Ostry, A. - University of British Columbia - Centre for Health … - 2001

The purpose of this investigation is to describe changes in industrial injury and disease rate in British Columbia between 1950 and 1996. Although epidemiological data are used throughout this report the method and objectives are largely descriptive and historical.

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Age, Costs of Acute and Long-term Care and Proximity to Death: Evidence for 1987-88 and 1994-94 in Btitish Columbia.

McGrail, K.; Green, B.; Barer, M.L.; Evans, R.G.; … - University of British Columbia - Centre for Health … - 2000

Age is less important than proximity to death as a predictor of costs. However, the pattern of social and nursing care costs is different from that for acute medical care. In planning services it is important to take into account the relatively larger impact of aging on social and nursing care...

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Setting Priorities for Waiting Lists: Defining Our Terms.

Hadorn, D.C. - University of British Columbia - Centre for Health … - 2000

In order to develop standardized measures to access patients's relative priority for services for which there are waiting lists, it is essential that key terms be clearly defined. We propose that severity be defined as the degree or extent of suffering, limits to activities or risk of death,...

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