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SFU researchers look to improve specialized healthcare

By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate   SFU researcher looks at ways to improve hospital funding Can changing the way hospitals are funded lead to better care? How can it be done? Karen Palmer, a SFU health sciences adjunct professor and her team of researchers at the Women's College Hospital's Institute for Health Solutions and Virtual Care in Toronto looked at the implications and possibility of using Quality Based Procedures (QBPs) to create "patient-based" funding to replace fixed global budgets. The team believes QBPs will allow healthcare professionals to provide quality care for a fixed price and encourage more efficient use of resources.…

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