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June 05, 2026Quinn & Brennand discuss Prioritizing Gynecologic Surgery to Improve Health System Performance
Gynecologic surgery is undervalued in Canada, driving long wait times and inequitable experiences for patients and women surgeons. The authors identify structural gender bias in reimbursement, scheduling and innovation, and propose five system-level strategies to improve efficiency, access and equity. Full article in Healthcare Policy
Featured Articles
Unlocking Surgical Capacity Through Collectable Time: A Multi-Level Policy Framework for Canadian Health Systems
A Journey of Integrating Indigenous Ways of Knowing in an Urban Integrated Youth Service in Manitoba
Beyond Silos and Perpetual Pilots: Data as the Catalyst for Canada’s Healthcare Innovation Revolution
Articles
TOCSIN: A Proposed Dashboard of Indicators to Control Healthcare-Associated Infections
A Case Study: The Initiative to Improve RN Scheduling at Hamilton Health Sciences
Growing Practice Specialists in Mental Health: Addressing Stigma and Recruitment with a Nursing Residency Program
Healthy Workplaces and Teamwork for Healthcare Workers Need Public Engagement
Inter-facility Patient Transfers in Ontario: Do You Know What Your Local Ambulance Is Being Used For?
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Canada rushes to hire nurses as hospitals struggle to fill shifts under pressure: 19,500 vacancies expose one of the most in-demand professions in the Canadian healthcare system
2026-06-12 from clickpetroleoegas.com Canada recorded 19,500 open positions for registered nurses in 2025 and projects a strong risk of profession shortage until 2033 Canada has reduced the tot [...]
Mental health claims are surging in group benefits. Public systems aren't keeping up
2026-06-12 from insurancebusinessmag.com Mental health claims have become one of the fastest-growing cost pressures in group benefits, and the cost is increasingly falling on employer-sponsored plans [...]
N.W.T. residents can now access Alberta health records online
2026-06-11 from cbc.ca Every year, thousands of N.W.T. residents travel to Alberta to take advantage of health services not available in the territory. Accessing records of that care can be challeng [...]
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This paper argues that improving surgical outcomes while controlling costs requires viewing surgery as one step within a full episode of care, from pre-operative optimization through post-operative recovery. We contend that Canada's current fee-for-service and block-funding models fragment this continuum, reward volume over value and misalign incentives between ministries, hospitals and surgeons. Drawing on agency theory and international bundled-payment experience, we propose an episode-of-care [...]
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