In place of fear: aligning health care planning with system objectives to achieve financial sustainability

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 109-114

  Birch, Stephen ^a,b   Murphy, Gail Tomblin ^c   MacKenzie, Adrian ^c   Cumming, Jackie ^d  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

fiscal sustainability; health care planning; integrated planning; population needs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WORKFORCE; ECONOMICS; FEAR; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEAR; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES;

EID: 84954377497     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: 17581060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1355819614562053     Document Type: Article

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