The Comprehensive Health Organization--a practical solution for an integrated health care system.
This brief report takes a look at the structure and functions of a new type of health care delivery system, the comprehensive health organization (CHO). The development of such a system, however, requires a new mindset or shift of focus: none of the activities of a CHO has been part of the training or experience of providers in the Canadian health care system. The range of services a CHO would offer, whether they would be provided by the CHO or by an outside contractor, the possible risks involved, and who the potential participants would be are also discussed.
St. Peter's Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario.
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D003191:Comprehensive Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006282:Health Personnel; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D009864:Ontario