n engl j med 363;20 nejm.org november 11, 201

This article presents a review of the literature as it relates to the influence of the word power in the context of the Canadian healthcare system. The concept of power is used to explore issues of gender and the evolution of advanced nurse practice in the development of the Canadian healthcare system. Furthermore, issues related to the call for interprofessional collaboration are addressed. He...

There has been tremendous recent growth in the field of pediatric complex care. Complex care programs are attracting the attention of policy makers at the national level. Key challenges for the field include development of a consensus method to identify children with medical complexity, promotion of high quality research, navigation of health care reform, and measures to promote professional id...

But, as with health care reform, Democrats and Republicans face off across a wide philosophical gulf.

BACKGROUND The World Health Report 2000 stated that increased public financing for healthcare was an integral part of the efforts to achieve equity of access. In 2009, the Chinese government launched a three-year health reform program to achieve equity of access. Through this reform program, the government intended to increase its investment in primary healthcare institutions (PHIs). However, r...