Tuesday, 17 March 2009

E-watch on innovation in health services

Canada values health. Dialogue on health care. The Health Council of Canada has launched this website to provide a forum for individuals, groups and organizations to speak out on the subject of value for money in health care.
http://www.canadavalueshealth.ca/

The Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) invites you to register for the CAHSPR conference being hosted in Calgary, Alberta at the Westin Calgary Hotel, from May 11-14, 2009.
http://www.cahspr.ca/Conferences/tabid/78/language/en

The quality of quality. A comparative analysis of two different Canadian hospital report cards. The 2007 Hospital Report Research Collaborative’s Ontario Hospital Report and The 2008 Fraser Institute’s British Columbia Hospital Report Card.
http://www.health.gov.bc.ca/library/publications/year/2008/Hospital_Report_Card_Comparison.pdf

Research Councils UK. Knowledge Transfer Portal.
http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/innovation/ktportal/default.htm

Threshold values for cost-effectiveness in health care. KCE reports 100C.
http://www.kce.fgov.be/Download.aspx?ID=1405

Value for money: making Canadian health care stronger. February 2009.
http://www.healthcouncilcanada.ca/docs/rpts/2009/HCC_VFMReport_WEB.pdf