Public-private partnerships in Canadian health care A case study of the Brampton Civic Hospital

In recent years, the cost of delivering health care in developed and developing countries has been rising exponentially. Governments around the world are searching for alternative mechanisms to reduce costs while increasing the capacity of social programmes with significant investments in infrastruc...

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Main Author: Barrows, David
Other Authors: MacDonald, H. Ian, Bhanich Supapol, A., Dalton-Jez, Olivia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2012
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Collection: OECD Books and Papers - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:In recent years, the cost of delivering health care in developed and developing countries has been rising exponentially. Governments around the world are searching for alternative mechanisms to reduce costs while increasing the capacity of social programmes with significant investments in infrastructure. A number of jurisdictions have begun to utilise public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a means of achieving these objectives. The use of PPPs in the Canadian health system is a relatively new phenomenon. Generally, the success of PPP projects is evaluated on the basis of the qualitative outcomes of the project, most commonly in a value-for-money analysis
Physical Description:14 p. 21 x 28cm