Strategic outsourcing by a regional health authority: the experience of the Vancouver Island Health Authority.
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Introduction This paper is based on the experience of the Vancouver Island Health Authority’s (VIHA’s) outsourcing initiatives for select support services as well as residential care and assisted living. I describe the formation and functions of health authorities in British Columbia (BC) in general and VIHA in particular. I also address the initiatives VIHA undertook in support of its strategies and priorities and I include a discussion of results to date.
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C Chambers 1 , DM Skowronski 1 , S Sabaiduc 1 , M Murti 2 , R Gustafson 3 , S Pollock 4 , D Hoyano 5 , S Allison 6 , M Krajden 7 1. British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, Canada 2. Fraser Health Authority, Surrey, Canada 3. Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, Vancouver, Canada 4. Interior Health Authority, Kelowna, Canada 5. Vancouver Island Health Authority, Victoria, Canada 6...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- HealthcarePapers
دوره 8 Spec No شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007