News
Keeping abreast of the ever-changing environment and making sense of the myriad of information related to the health system is one of the most daunting responsibilities governors face. This section is designed to assemble timely and relevant news related to the evolving health system and the role governors and senior leaders must play in ensuring its sustainability. If you are aware of other current and relevant news please let us know and we will mention it here. Please submit your relevant news to support@governingtogether.ca
Convergence: How five trends will reshape the social sector
05/10/2010
The non-profit sector, like the rest of the nation, has been riveted by the first great economic crisis of the new century. This response is only natural, as the crisis threatens large numbers of organizations with, at the least, hard times, and at the worst, extinction. But this story is not about that crisis. The non-profit sector is at an inflection point that will fundamentally reshape it long after the recession, when surviving nonprofits find themselves in a new reality — not just economically, but demographically, technologically and socially. We call this shift NonprofitNext.
Designing Integrated Healthcare Service Delivery Systems
01/01/2010
The major challenge facing the Ontario healthcare system's leadership over the next two to three years will be the implementation of the key components of the Made-in-Ontario Model of health service delivery. Healthcare leaders who throught their job was just to "govern" or "manage" their silo, will now discover that their talents/knowledge/insights are really needed to help design functional meaning into the way the delivery system will operate in the future. So we need our governance and managerial leaders to become "system designers" and "system architects". The challenge for the LHINS and for the service provider organizations is: hom to design a high-quality, affordable delivery system that is focused on the best interests of the patients/customers and clients - who are also the funders and owners of the system. See attache document for the full story.
A Better Pill to Swallow - A global view of what works in Healthcare
05/01/2010
Healthcare systems around the developed world are facing similar challenges – offering better quality of services at lower costs. This report presents 10 case studies from healthcare organizations around the world that have improved quality of care and efficiency. The globalized nature of healthcare in developed countries offers a timely opportunity to share knowledge about what works.
Health Systems Integration - Definitions, Processes & Impact; A Research Synthesis
05/12/2010
The Health Systems Integration systematic literature review provides comprehensive coverage of the topic of health systems integration, including its conceptualization (e.g. an inventory of definitions), structures, processes and measures to serve as tools for planning, implementing and evaluating integration strategies.
The art and science of transforming Canada’s health system
11/01/2009
This article considers whether greater attention to the art and the science aspects of organizational change can help achieve a smoother transition to future regionalized health services in Canada. The reported problems with the current system are considered and a key-point checklist based on the art and science of transformation is proposed for adoption by health system planners. It is argued that this will help address the current shortcomings of Canada's health system and improve the future delivery of Canada's health care services.