Commissioned Research
Policy Synthesis
| Quality and Patient Safety | |
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The synthesis “Interprofessional Collaboration and Quality Primary Healthcare” provides a systematic review of peer-reviewed literature regarding outcomes of interprofessional collaboration in primary healthcare, a Canadian environmental scan to obtain stakeholder feedback and incorporates findings from initiatives and projects that involved primary healthcare provision. |
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| Final Report | PDF - 380 KB |
| Appendices | PDF - 1,242 KB |
| Management of the Healthcare Workplace | |
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| Teamwork in Healthcare: Promoting Effective Teamwork in Healthcare in Canada underscores that a healthcare system supporting effective teamwork can improve the quality of patient care, enhance patient safety, and reduce workload issues causing burnout among healthcare professionals. | |
| Final Report (including the executive summary and main messages) | PDF - 435 KB |
| Primary Healthcare | |
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| Choices for Change: The Path for Restructuring Primary Healthcare Services in Canada by a team of health services researchers at the University of Montreal for the foundation and its partners — the New Brunswick Department of Health and Wellness, the Saskatchewan Department of Health, the Ministère de la santé et des services sociaux du Québec, and Health Canada (2003) | |
| Final Report (including the executive summary and main messages) | PDF - 113 KB |
| Appendices | PDF - 378 KB |
| Nursing | |
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| Staffing for Safety: A Synthesis of the Evidence on Nurse Staffing and Patient Safety synthesizes what is known about the link between nurse staffing and patient safety. More importantly, this report provides evidence-informed recommendations for policy makers who work in this area. | |
| Final Report | PDF - 205 KB |
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| Commitment and Care: The benefits of a healthy workplace for nurses, their patients and the system by Baumann, A., O'Brien-Pallas, L. et al. (2001) | |
| Final Report (including the executive summary and main messages) | PDF - 511 KB |
| Supplement — Grey Literature Methods | PDF - 707 KB |
| Integrated Health | |
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| Capitation Formulae for Integrated Health Systems (Executive Summary) by Hutchison, B. et al. (1999) | PDF - 25 KB |
| Integrated Health Systems in Canada: Three Policy Syntheses: Questions and Answers (1999) | PDF - 54 KB |
| Issues in the Governance of Integrated Health Systems (Executive Summary) by Forest, P.G. et al. (1999) | PDF - 15 KB |
| Policy Considerations in Implementing Capitation for Integrated Health Systems (Executive Summary) by Hurley, J. et al. (1999) | PDF - 19 KB |
