Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "Health Services Research"
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Children with Medical Complexity in the Maritimes: A Mixed Methods Study
(2023-01-31)Introduction: Developments in the medical field have improved the survival rates and management of children with complex chronic conditions. To date, policy and program design has primarily relied on findings from either ... -
The effect of community of discharge on length of stay for unplanned hospitalizations: An indicator of community care integration?
(2020-08-07)Objective: Adjusted hospital length of stay (LOS), widely used to benchmark hospital efficiency, does not account for community-driven variation. We estimate the extent to which community affects LOS for unplanned ... -
Estimating the Impact of Staffing and Clinical Decisions on Wait Times for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
(2020-04-02)Background: The Choice and Partnership Approach was recently implemented at the three IWK Community Mental Health and Addictions outpatient community clinics in part to manage increasing demand on services. Positive results ... -
EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL POLICIES ON SURGEONS’ AVAILABILITY TO OPERATE: A COMPUTER SIMULATION APPROACH
(2012-04-04)Surgical services contribute to a large proportion of a hospital’s costs and revenues thus it is important to understand key performance drivers so that resources can be distributed in an informed way. Organizational ... -
Need for Navigation and Utilization of Cancer Patient Navigators (CPNs) among Breast Cancer Patients in Nova Scotia
(2019-09-03)Background: The Cancer Patient Navigator (CPN) program aims to reduce burdens of care coordination, emotional stress and logistical challenges on cancer patients in Nova Scotia (NS). There is concern that some patients ... -
SMALL AREA VARIATIONS IN UNPLANNED REPEAT HOSPITALIZATION IN NOVA SCOTIA
(2018-04-25)Objective: Unplanned readmission to hospital is widely used as an indicator of hospital performance. Community-based primary health care systems likely also play a role in unexpected returns to hospital. Our objective was ...