A Canadian Healthcare Innovation Agenda: Policy, Governance, and Strategy

by A. Scott Carson (Editor), Kim Richard Nossal (Editor)

Overview

This collection is the result of a 2016 national leaders conference sponsored by Queen’s University to explore the prospects for a pan-Canadian healthcare innovation strategy. The conference themes were inspired by the 2015 report of the federally commissioned Advisory Panel on Healthcare Innovation, led by David Naylor, which examined how the federal government could support innovation. A Canadian Healthcare Innovation Agenda features original commissioned chapters from academics and healthcare leaders addressing a range of issues such as the meaning of healthcare innovation, how a national healthcare agency and investment fund could be governed, the need for big data and evidence, adding value through Canadian supply-chain management, overcoming regulatory barriers to innovation, policy innovations for indigenous, military and elderly populations, the role of medical professions in promoting innovation, education, and the development of medical innovators. The Canadian healthcare system is so fragmented that any thought of a system-wide strategy for healthcare innovation is considered a far-distant ideal at best. This book presents a contrary view, outlining an agenda for Canadian healthcare innovation. It shows that Canada does indeed have the building blocks for innovation, and concludes that the time to act is now.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781553395300
Publisher:	McGill-Queens University Press
Publication date:	04/30/2018
Series:	Queen's Policy Studies Series , #195
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

A. Scott Carson is professor of governance and strategy in the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.

Kim Richard Nossal is professor in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University.

Table of Contents

Contributors vii

List of Abbreviations xiii

Prologue: Thawing Canadian Healthcare C. David Naylor xvii

Part 1 The Canadian Agenda

Chapter 1 Innovation in Canadian Healthcare: An Essential Part of a System-Wide Strategy A. Scott Carson 3

Chapter 2 Innovation in Canadian Healthcare: What Are We Talking About? Lynne Golding 21

Chapter 3 Reflections on the Naylor Report 2015: Fund, Agency, and Governance A. Scott Carson 43

Part 2 Innovation for Whom? Special Populations

Chapter 4 Influencing Health Policy and Programming for Military and Veterans Alice B. Aiken Stéphanie A. H. Bélanger Julie Burch 65

Chapter 5 Frail Seniors: Reorganizing the Healhcare System to Address the Needs of Some of Its Most Vulnerable Clients John Muscedere 73

Chapter 6 Innovation and Healthcare for Indigenous Peoples Michael E. Green 95

Part 3 Creating Innovation

Chapter 7 The Role of Performance Data and Information in Driving and Supporting Health System Innovation Sara Allin Mélanie Josée Davidson Keith Denny David O'Toole 105

Chapter 8 The Management of Innovation: Strengthening Patient Safety and Creating Value Though Supply Chain Transformation Anne Snowdon Charles Alessi 125

Chapter 9 Health Profession Regulation: Improving the Prospects for Innovation Jennifer Medves 145

Chapter 10 Improving Healthcare Value by Unlocking Innovation: An Industry Perspective Neil Fraser 167

Chapter 11 The Politics of Change: The Role of Medical Asociations in Innovation for Quality Care Christopher Simpson Owen Adams 187

Chapter 12 Educating for Innovation in Medicine Eve Purdy Richard Reznick 217