1st Edition
Healthcare Systems Future Predictions for Global Care
Edited By Jeffrey Braithwaite, Russell Mannion, Yukihiro Matsuyama, Paul G. Shekelle, Stuart Whittaker, Samir Al-Adawi
Copyright 2018
600 Pages
by
CRC Press
600 Pages
107 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
600 Pages
107 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
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In this book, we invited 146 authors with expertise in health policy, systems design, management, research, or practice, from each of the countries included, to consider health reforms or systems improvements in their country or region. The resulting case studies, of 52 individual countries and five regional groupings, cover 152 countries or territories, or three-quarters of the world’s nations.... Read more
Preface Acknowledgments About the Editors About the Contributors Contributors Introduction Part I The Americas 1Argentina: Achieving Universal Coverage 2 Brazil: Patient Safety: Distance-Learning Contribution 3 Canada: The Future of Health Systems: Personalization 4 Chile: The Struggle for an Integrated Health Insurance System 5 Guyana: Paradigm Shift: From Institutional Care to Community-Based Mental Health Services 6 Mexico: Leveraging Conditional Cash Transfers and Universal Health Coverage to Tackle Non-Communicable Diseases 7 Trinidad and Tobago: Nurse Training: A Competency-Based Approach 8 The United States of America: The U.S. Healthcare System: A Vision for the Future 9 Venezuela: Learning from Failure and Leveraging Technology: Innovations for Better Care Part II Africa 10 Namibia: Lessons from Patient Involvement in HIV Care: A Paradigm for Patient Activation and Involvement across Health Systems 11 Nigeria: Doing More with Less: Lean Thinking in the Health System 12 South Africa: Regulated Standards: Implementation and Compliance 13 Rwanda: Embracing One Health as a Strategy to Emerging Infectious Diseases Prevention and Control 14 Africa: Equity for All: A Global Health Perspective for the Continent Part III Europe 15 Austria: Primary Healthcare Centers: A Silver Bullet? 16 Denmark: Patient-Reported Outcomes: Putting the Patient First 17 England: Getting Personal? Personal Health Budgets 18 Estonia: e-Consultation Services: Cooperation between Family Doctors and
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Jeffrey Braithwaite, Paul G. Shekelle, Samir Al-Adawi
