Can we get better for less? : Aller mieux à moindres coûts? : l'optimisation des ressources dans les soins de santé au Canada

Can We Get Better for Less: Value for Money in Canadian Health Care. [...] Can We Get Better for Less: Value for Money in Canadian Health Care 5 The.poor.standing.in.international.rankings.shifts.the.focus.away.from.how.much.we.spend.on. [...] Can We Get Better for Less: Value for Money in Canadian Health Care 7 Why Outcome Measures Are Not Sufficient While.it.seems.unreasonable.to.argue.against.quality.health.care.as.a.desired.output,.there.are. [...] Priest (2011), for example, reports in The Globe and Mail that triple bypass surgery in the United States – normally costing around $100,000 – can now be negotiated for as little as $16,000. [...] Profit-maximizing hospitals may be willing to negotiate prices that cover their variable costs of surgery, since “a filled bed is better than an empty bed and some revenue is better than no revenue.” Can We Get Better for Less: Value for Money in Canadian Health Care 9 For-profit.organizations.are.evaluated.on.their.returns.per.dollar.invested,.and.not.just.on.absolute.