Let’s Aim Higher for Health
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Let’s Aim Higher for Health
Canada’s health system is falling behind and we need your leadership to get us back on track. We’re way behind other countries in the number of doctors, nurses, hospital beds, imaging scanners, public funding of new medicines, and other key areas of the health system. This is unacceptable. Our premiers and the Prime Minister need to work together and “AIM HIGHER” to get our healthcare back on track to being among the world’s best. Here is CARP’s three-point plan to make it happen. We need you and your party to make this a top priority that’s implemented right away: 1) Focus on results that matter to patients: Too many things in our health system put the institutions and bureaucracy ahead of results for patients. We need to change health system compensation models from today’s focus on simply providing “services” to one based on positive outcomes and convenience for patients. For instance, if a hospital cuts hip surgery wait times by half, give the relevant administrators a bonus. If a clinic keeps average patient waiting room times below 15 minutes, reward all involved. By implementing this type of pay for-performance structure we would start to see results. 2) Cut unnecessary red tape: Our health system is tied up in red tape. Why can’t a doctor from Halifax practice in Vancouver? Why do we need to wait years for public funding of new drugs, when many other countries make them available to patients as soon as they are approved for safety and efficacy? Let’s cut the red tape and get patients the best quality care and treatment for our money. 3) Invest wisely: To make big changes quickly, we need new targeted investments in key areas of the health system that deliver the most value. Along with investments in additional personnel and facilities, we need to spend to speed up adoption of technology to allow more remote care, home care and other means to meet patient needs in an efficient manner without relying so much on traditional clinics and hospitals. I would invite you to also learn more and share this message by visiting: www.carp.ca/aimhigherforhealth
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