Health Care Issues

Reforming health care in Canada: current issues.

This paper examines the current health care reform issues in Canada. The provincial health insurance plans of the 1960s and 1970s had the untoward effects of limiting the federal government's clout for cost control and of promoting a system centered on inpatient and medical care. Recently, several provincial commissions reported that the current governance structures and management processes ar...

Retiree Health Care Benefits: Data Collection Issues

The aging workforce and improvements in health care services have led to increased interest in the availability of health care benefits to retirees; gathering and tabulating data on this topic can be a challenge. The aging of the baby boom generation and their likely expanded use of health care services are well documented.1 Equally well reported is the debate over the obligation of employers t...

Reform issues for insuring mental health care.

Health Care for Women Inmates: Issues, Perceptions

Rapidly increasing numbers of women incarcerated in the United States have created an overwhelming need for appropriate health services for these inmates despite limited resources. This article outlines the key health care issues associated with women inmates. We begin by examining the challenges posed by this population of inmates. Additionally, we investigate the provision of health care to t...

Risk management issues in postmenopausal health care.

As in other areas of clinical activity, unintended harm to patients may occur in the course of postmenopausal health care, and measures to ensure patient safety should be actively promoted. This paper discusses the application of some basic principles of risk management to postmenopausal health care. To facilitate communication and reduce errors in diagnosis and treatment, risk management shoul...