The phrase, ‘the federal spending power’ identifies the federal government’s ability to spend in areas beyond its constitutional authority to legislate – a power that has supported the development of a national system of universal health care coverage in Canada. Even before the COVID-19...

Objectives We used a qualitative empirical study of Canadians' values toward their health system to develop more meaningful conceptualizations of trust and health systems that can inform the pursuit of more trustworthy health systems.Methods We convened nine focus groups in three Canadian cities...

The cost of whole genome sequencing is dropping rapidly. There has been a great deal of enthusiasm about the potential for this technological advance to transform clinical care. Given the interest and significant investment in genomics, this seems an ideal time to consider what the evidence...

Given growing initiatives incentivizing academic researchers to engage in ‘entrepreneurial’ activities, this article examines how these academic entrepreneurs claim value in their entrepreneurial engagements, and navigate concerns related to conflicts of interest. Using data from qualitative...

Growing global interest in mitigating the climate impact of healthcare has called attention to the role of performance monitoring in delivering a sustainable health system. The aim of this chapter is to ask whether and how performance monitoring can be made to support this ambition. Healthcare...