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America's Safety Net: Hospitals and Health Systems 2000 2002 Larry S. Gage, Marsha Regenstein, Christine Capito Burch National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems 
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Building for the Future: PFI Management Paper. Audit Commission
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Cancer Services Collaborative 'Improvement Partnership' The Partnership is a national NHS Programme that provides support to local cancer service teams (networks)
Capital Planning and Investment in Ontario's Hospitals: a Sustainable and Comprehensive Approach to Meeting Patient Care Needs 2003 Ontario Hospital Association
Cardiovascular Disease Surveillance Online current Canadian cardiovascular statistics Health Canada
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project: Project Overview and Findings From Year One 2006 Premier, Inc.
Childhood Cancer Survivorship: Improving Care and Quality of Life 2003 Institute of Medicine National Academies Press
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Collaborating for Change: Optimizing the Effectiveness of Local Health Integration Networks in Ontario 2005 Ontario Hospital Association
Commitment and Care: the Benefits of a Healthy Workplace for Nurses, Their Patients and the System: Policy Synthesis 2001 Andrea Baumann, Linda O'Brien-Pallas, Marjorie Armstrong-Stassen, Jennifer Blythe, Rene Bourbornais, Sheila Cameron, Diane Irvine Doran, Michael Kerr, Linda McGillis Hall, Michael Vezina, Michelle Butt, Leila Ryan Canadian Health Services Research Foundation 
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Continuing To Lead in Hospital Efficiency: a Preliminary Report of the Hospital Efficiency Task Force 2004 Ontario Hospital Association
Cost of Cancer Treatment Study's Design and Method 2000 Dana P. Goldman, Michael L. Schoenbaum, Sandra H. Berry, Jose J. Escarce, Beverly A. Weidmer, Meredith L. Kilgore, John L. Adams, Joy H. Lewis, Nikhil Wagle, Matthius Schonlau, Mayde R. Rosen RAND
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Developing an Objective, Efficient, and Cost-Effective Approach to Managing the Waiting List for Cardiac Catheterization 2005 Madhu K. Natarajan et al. Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Development of a Model for Integrated Post-Fracture Care in Ontario 2003 Susan Jaglal Ontario Women's Health Council
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Diagnostic Imaging Data in Manitoba: Assessment and Applications 2004 Greg Finlayson, Bill Leslie, Leonard McWilliam with Sandor Demeter, Lisa Lix, Roger Philipp, Martin Reed Manitoba Centre for Health Policy 
Discharge Outcomes for Long-Stay Patients in Winnipeg Acute Care Hospitals 2003 Anita Kozyrskyj,Charlyn Black, Elaine Dunn, Carmen Steinbach, Dan Chateau Manitoba Centre for Health Policy
Does Your Hospital Represent the Community It Serves?: a Diversity and Cultural Proficiency Assessment Tool for Leaders 2004 American Hospital Association
Don't Panic: a Hitchhiker's Guide to Chaoulli, Wait Times and the Politics of Private Insurance 2006 Tom McIntosh Canadian Policy Research Networks
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Emergency Care for Children: Growing Pains 2006 Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System National Academies Press
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Emergency Medical Services at the Crossroads 2006 Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System National Academies Press
Evaluating Hospital-Based Domestic Violence Resources 2002 AHRQ
Evaluation of Hospital Disaster Drills: a Module-Based Approach 2004 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Evidence-Based Standards for Measuring Nurse Staffing and Performance 2004 Linda O'Brien-Pallas, Donna Thomson, Linda McGillis Hall, George Pink, Mickey Kerr, Sping Wang, Xiaoqiang Li, Raquel Meyer Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Final Report of the Federal Advisor on Wait Times 2006 Brian D. Postl Health Canada
From Accountability To Control: the Implications of Recent Initiaitives on Independent Hospital Governance in Ontario 2004 Jean-Pierre Boisclair Ontario Hospital Association
Funding Hospital Infrastructure: Why P3s Don't Work, and What Will 2003 Lewis Auerbach, Arthur Donner, Douglas D. Peters, Monica Townson, and Armine Yalnizyan Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Future Hospital: the Progressive Case for Change 2007 Joe Farrington-Douglas with Richard Brooks Institute for Public Policy Research
Giving Birth in Canada: a Regional Profile 2004 Canadian Institute for Health Information
Giving Birth in Canada: Providers of Maternity and Infant Care 2004 Canadian Institute for Health Information
Giving Birth in Canada: the Costs 2006 Canadian Institute for Health Information
Good Nursing, Good Health: an Investment in the 21st Century: Report of the Nursing Task Force 1999 Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care
Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-care Settings: Recommendations of the Healthcare Infections Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force 2002 Centers for Disease Control
HCUPnet: A Tool for Identifying, Tracking, Analyzing and Comparing Statistics on Hospitals at the National, Regional and State Level. AHRQ
Health Care in Canada 2006 Canadian Institute for Health Information
Health Care Outside Hospitals: Accessing Generalist and Specialist Care in Eight Countries: Policy Brief 2006 Stefanie Ettelt, Ellen Nolte, Nicholas Mays, Sarah Thomson, Martin McKee and the International Healthcare Comparisons Network European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies 
Hip and Knee Replacements in Canada: 2006 Report 2006 Canadian Joint Replacement Registry (CJRR)
Hospital Governance and Accountability in Ontario 2004 Maureen A. Quigley, Graham W. S. Scott Ontario Hospital Association
Hospital Perspectives from the Ontario Hospital Association
Hospital Report Card: Ontario 2006 Rena Menaker, Mark Mullins Fraser Institute
Hospital Utilization. FastStats National Centre for Health Statistics
Hospital-Based Emergency Care: At the Breaking Point 2006 Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System
Hospitalist: Newsletter of the National Association of Inpatient Physicians
How Private Hospital Competition Can Improve Canadian Health Care Martin Zelder Fraser Institute
Human Tissue Banking in Canada: Costing and Economic Analysis: Final Report 2003 Goss Gilroy, Inc. Canadian Council for Donation and Transplantation
Implementation and Evaluation of Selected Strategies of the Rehabilitation Services Plan in New Brunswick 2000 Carmen J McKell Government of New Brunswick 
Implementing A Framework for Maternity Services in Scotland 2003 Scottish Executive
Improving Access to Emergency Care: Addressing System Issues: Report of the Physician Hospital Care Committee, a Tripartite Committee of the Ontario Hospital Association, the Ontario Medical Association and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care 2006 Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Improving Palliative Care for Cancer 2001 Kathleen M. Foley and Hellen Gelband National Academies Press
Improving Palliative Care: We Can Take Better Care of People with Cancer 2003 National Academies Press
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Inpatient Rehabilitation in Canada 2003 - 2004 2005 Canadian Institute for Health Information
Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided Interventions in Coronary Artery Disease: a Systematic Literature Review with Decision Analytic Modelling of Outcomes and Cost-effectiveness 2000 E. Berry, S. Kelly, J. Hutton, H.S.J. Lindsay, J.M. Blaxill, J.A. Evans, J. Connelly, J. Tisch, G.C. Walker, U.M. Sivananthan, M.A. Smith National Coordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment
It's About Time! Achieving Benchmarks and Best Practices in Wait Time Management 2005 Wait Time Alliance for Timely Access to Health Care Canadian Cardiovascular Society
Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses 2004 Anne Page Committee on the Work Environment for Nurses and Patient Safety. Board on Health Care Services National Academies Press
Making Health Care Safer: a Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices 2001 AHRQ
Mammography and Beyond: Developing Technologies for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer: a Non-Technical Summary 2001 Margie Patlak, Sharyl J. Nass, I. Craig Henderson, and Joyce C. Lashof National Academies Press
Managing Continuity Through Collaborative Care Plans: a Study of Palliative Care Patients 2005 Deborah Dudgeon, Christine Knott, Ray Viola, Janice P. Van Dijk, Sharon Preston, Mary Eichholtz, Diane Batchelor, Cheryl Chapman, Emma Bartfay Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Measuring the Quality of Breast Cancer Care in Women: Summary: Evidence Report/Technology Assessment: Number 105 2004 H.M. Schachter, V. Mamaladze, G. Lewin et al Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Meeting Psychosocial Needs of Women with Breast Cancer 2004 Maria Hewitt, Roger Herdman and Jospeph Simone National Academies Press
Mending Hearts and Brains: clinical case for change 2006 Professor Roger Boyle, National Director for Heart Disease and Stroke Department of Health
Modernising Pathology Services 2004 UK Department of Health "best practice guidance describes how pathology service design, particularly through developing managed networks, can help build the capacity required to deliver key targets and commitments"
National Patient Safety Goals 2004 Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Networking for Rural Health: Shared Services the Foundation of Collaboration 2001 Anthony Wellever Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy
New Brunswick Surgical Care Network. New Brunswick Department of Health and Wellness
Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis: Evaluation of Benefits and Risks and Recommendations for State Newborn Screening Programs 2004 Scott D. Grosse, Coleen A. Boyle, Jeffrey R. Botkin, Anne Marie Comeau, Martin Kharrazi, Margaret Rosenfeld, Benjamin S. Wilfond Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
No More Time to Wait: Toward Benchmarks and Best Practices in Wait Time Management 2005 Wait Time Alliance Canadian Medical Association
Organ Donation Strategy for Scotland 2002 Scottish Transplant Group Report NHS Scotland
Organized Breast Screening Programs in Canada: Report on Program Performance in 2001 and 2002 2005 Public Health Agency of Canada
Outcome Measures for Adult Critical Care: a Systematic Review 2000 J.A. Hayes, N.A. Black, C. Jenkinson, J.D. Young, K.M. Rowan, K. Daly, S. Ridley Health Technology Assessment NHS R&D HTA Programme
Pain Management Services: Good Practices 2003 Royal College of Anaesthetists
Patterns of Health Care Use and Cost at the End of Life 2004 Verena Menec, Lisa Lix, Carmen Steinbach, Okechukwu Ekuma, Monica Sirski, Matt Dahl, Ruth-Ann Soodeen Manitoba Centre for Health Policy
Post Impact Care 2006 European Road Safety Observatory
Preterm Birth: Causes, Consequences, and Prevention 2006 Richard E. Behrman, Adrienne Stith Butler, Editors, Committee on Understanding Premature Birth and Assuring Healthy Outcomes National Academies Press
Prostate Cancer Patient Outcomes and Choice of Providers: Development of Infostructure for Quality Assessment 2000 Mark S. Litwin, Michael Steinberg, Jennifer Malin, John Naitoh, Kimberly A. McGuigan, Rebecca Steinfeld, John Adams, Robert H. Brook RAND
Public Solutions to Health Care Wait Lists 2005 Michael M. Rachlis Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Quality End-of Life Care: the Right of Every Canadian: Final Report 2000 Subcommittee to update "Of Life and Death" of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology
Quality of Nova Scotia Emergency Room Data: a Validation Study of Injury Data Using CHIRPP 2002 Deshayne Fell, Jill Casey Population Health Research Unit Child Safety Link
Racial Ethnic Differences in Cardiac Care: the Weight of the Evidence 2002 Kaiser Family Foundation; American College of Cardiology Foundation
Re-use of Single Use Medical Devices: Executive Summary 2004 Ontario Hospital Association
Redesigning Hospital Systems Nigel Edwards NHS Confederation
Reducing the Length of Stay: How It Affects Patients and Their Families 2000 Pierre Tousignant, Lee Soderstrom, Jean-Pierre Lavoie, Terry Kaufman, Raynald Pineault Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Reducing Wait Times Through Operations Research: the Case for Intelligent Scheduling 2007 Jonathan Patrick, Martin L. Puterman UBC Centre for Healthcare Management 
Regional Hospital District Cost Sharing Review: Report to Ministry of Health Services 2003 Sierra Systems British Columbia Ministry of Health Services
Report of the Provincial Wait Time Monitoring Project Steering Committee 2004
Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-Care Settings 2006 MMWR
Severe Brain Injury to Neurological Determinants of Death: a Canadian Forum: Report and Recommendations 2003 Canadian Council for Donation and Transplantation Canadian Council for Donation and Transplantation
Sex Differences in Health Status, Health Care Use and Quality of Care: a Population-Based Analysis for Manitoba's Regional Health Authorities 2006 Randy Fransoo, Patricia Martens, The Need To Know Team (funded through CIHR), Elaine, Burland, Heather Prior, Charles Burchill, Dan Chateau and Randy Walld Manitoba Centre for Health Policy
Standards of Accessibility and Guidelines for Provision of Sustainable Acute Care Services by Health Authorities 2002 BC Ministries of Health Services and Health Planning 
State of Our Public Hospitals 2005 Australia Department of Health and Aging 
Still Not There: Quality End-of-Life Care: a Progress Report 2005 Sharon Carstairs Senate of Canada
Strategy to Reduce Orthopaedic and Ophthalmology Waits in British Columbia 2004 British Columbia Nurses' Union and British Columbia Medical Association
Stroke Care in OECD Countries: a Comparison of Treatment, Costs and Outcomes in 17 Countries 2003 Lynelle Moon, Pierre Moise, Stephane Jacobzone and the ARD-Stroke Experts Group OECD
Surgical Wait List Management: a Strategy for Saskatchewan: Facilitating Appropriate and Timely Patient Access to Non-emergent Surgical Services in Saskatchewan: a Report to Saskatchewan Health 2002 Peter Glynn, Mark Taylor, Alan Hudson Saskatchewan Health 
Systematic Review of Discharge Arrangements for Older People 2002 NHS R&D HTA Programme
Tackling Cancer in England: Saving More Lives 2004 House of Commons
Tackling Excessive Waiting Times for Elective Surgery: a Comparison of Policies in Twelve OECD Countries 2003 Jeremy Hurst and Luigi OECD
Tackling Hospital Waiting: the 18 Week Patient Pathway: an Implementation Framework 2006 18 Week Pathway Programme. Access Directorate. UK Department of Health
Teamwork in Healthcare: Promoting Effective Teamwork in Healthcare in Canada 2006 Ivy Oandasan et al. Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
Teamwork in Healthcare: Promoting Effective Teamwork in Healthcare in Canada: Appendices 2006 Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System 2000 Linda T. Kohn, Janet M. Corrigan, and Molla S. Donaldson National Academies Press
Towards Faster Treatment: Reducing Attendance and Waits at Emergency Departments: Briefing Paper 2005 NHS Service Delivery and Organisation - R&D Programme
Treatment of Established Osteoporosis: a Systematic Review and Cost-Utility Analysis 2002 J.A. Kanis, J.E. Brazier, M. Stevenson, N.W. Calvert, M. Lloyd Jones Health Technology Assessment NHS R&D HTA Programme
Understanding Emergency Department Wait Times: Access to Inpatient Beds and Patient Flow 2007 Canadian Institute for Health Information
Understanding Emergency Department Wait Times: How Long Do People Spend in Emergency Departments in Ontario? 2007 < a href="http://www.cihi.ca">Canadian Institute for Health Information
Understanding Emergency Department Wait Times: Who Is Using Emergency Departments and How Long Are They Waiting? 2005 Canadian Institute for Health Information
Understanding the Impact of Consolidating Surgical Services in a Major Integrated Health Region 2003 L. Duncan Saunders, Robert Bear, Olive Triska, Arif Alibhai, Kathleen Ness, Kathy Trepanier, Mary Anne Zupancic, Chris Houston, Narmatha Thanigasalam, Stewart Hamilton
Wait Time Tables: a Comparison by Province 2007 Canadian Institute for Health Information
Wait Times 2006 Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Waiting for Health Care in Canada: What We Know and What We Don't Know 2006 Canadian Institute for Health Information
Waiting List Accuracy: Assessing the Accuracy of Waiting List Information in NHS Hospitals in England 2003 Audit Commission
Waiting Your Turn: Hospital Waiting Lists in Canada (15th ed) 2005 Nadeem Esmail, Michael Walker Fraser Institute
When Children Die: Improving Palliative Care for Children and Their Families 2002 National Academies Press
Winter and the NHS 2004 UK Department of Health
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