Learning from Kaiser Permanente

He holds a MSc in health economics, policy and management from the LSE, and a MPP from the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto. [...] Successful integration requires an understanding of the patient’s perspective, from the promotion Example: Move from rewarding the volume of of preventative care to the personalization of services provided to the appropriateness and healthcare goods and services. [...] Comparison studies between England and Kaiser Permanente have shown that the age distribution may be skewed toward older clients in national health systems, with the NHS serving nearly double the amount of patients above the age of 75.19 The three health systems by the numbers 20,21,22,23,24,25 Kaiser Permanente Ontario Ministry of Saskatchewan Health and Long- Ministry of Health Term Care Operati [...] Ontario Comparison Like Kaiser Permanente, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care is in a position to capitalize on its dual role as insurer and provider with responsibility for the patient both inside and outside the hospital. [...] For the Kaiser Permanente client, the health platform is clear and consistent, despite the fact that there is administrative separation between the health plans, hospitals, and medical groups.