title: The dramatic dehospitalization of health services is a prerequisite for a sustainable and effective health system.
abstract: Using the general precepts of integration, Lean thinking, and patient centredness, this article highlights the potential for dramatic dehospitalization of health services as a prerequisite for a sustainable and effective health system.
authors: Colin
authors: C
authors: Goodfellow
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006296:Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D006298:Health Services Administration; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care