JointHealth™ express April 16, 2014
Have your voice heard to create “patient centred” health care
The Canadian Medical Association wants to hear what patients’ expectations for health care are
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA), the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and the Health Action Lobby (HEAL) have convened a Health Providers Steering Committee to review the way health care is delivered in Canada. Among the criticisms of our health care system is that health care is designed from the provider’s point of view. Another critique is that nationally, delivery of care lacks coordination and integration between federal government, provinces, territories, and municipalities.
During the two summits (May 2012 and February 2013), the CMA, the CNA, and HEAL, together with patients, developed five foundations for integrated and effective health care for patients. They are:
Have your voice heard to create “patient centred” health care
The Canadian Medical Association wants to hear what patients’ expectations for health care are
The Canadian Medical Association (CMA), the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) and the Health Action Lobby (HEAL) have convened a Health Providers Steering Committee to review the way health care is delivered in Canada. Among the criticisms of our health care system is that health care is designed from the provider’s point of view. Another critique is that nationally, delivery of care lacks coordination and integration between federal government, provinces, territories, and municipalities.
During the two summits (May 2012 and February 2013), the CMA, the CNA, and HEAL, together with patients, developed five foundations for integrated and effective health care for patients. They are:
- Patient access – Ensures all Canadians have the right to comprehensive and accessible publicly funded health care system.
- Patient-centred care – Focuses on the health needs and goals of patients to ensure they participate in planning their own health care and to have a seamless transition between different treatments.
- Informational continuity – Ensures everyone involved with the patient’s health care have timely and accurate information regarding the patient’s medical history.
- Management continuity – Ensures that services are timely and complement one another.
- Relational continuity – Helps link past care to present and future health care needs of patients and provides context to a patient’s treatment plan.
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