Reliable in their failure: An analysis of healthcare reform policies in public systems

Health Policy

Volumn 95, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 144-152

  Contandriopoulos, Damien ^a   Brousselle, Astrid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Failure; Health care reform; Neo institutional theory; Qu bec

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATIONAL RESTRUCTURING; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; GOALS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; POLITICS; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUEBEC;

EID: 77951021944     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2009.11.018     Document Type: Article

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