Quote:If We Actually Do Have a Health Care “System,†That System Is “Balkanizedâ€
If we had a pan-Canadian health care system, we would be taking full advantage of the benefits that can be captured when we share knowledge development, best practices, and purchasing power for key inputs across and within jurisdictions. Simply stated, we don’t share enough in any of these areas. In addition, many speakers at the Summit cited examples where not enough knowledge was being stored or shared in the system to leverage efforts and treatments. While everyone agreed health care should be patient-centred, it was noted that we have been talking about this redesign for decades, but never achieve it as we pass patients through loosely connected health care “workstations.â€