POL336Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ontario Trillium Foundation, University Health Network, Prescription Drug
22 Nov 2017
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Pol336 lecture 10: westminster model in ontario(part 3) E-health debate under premier mcguinty: debate occurred between april-november 2009 and controversy consisted of: Tainting reputations of widely respected physician / acclaimed health administrator, Forcing resignation of high- ying it exec, well-respected cabinet minister, & retirement of senior / distinguished career public servant, & Providing opposition parties with endless material with which to hammer premier & his govt. reputation. Survey finding & solution / ehr (electronic health records. Each ministry in the government will have abcs associated with its mandate & run,managed or directed by individuals appointed by the cabinet. Most of these appointments are for xed, short terms. They are known as order-in-council appointments because an oic is the legal name for this type of formal cabinet decision: typical oic term in ontario: three or for two years, with the possibility of a second xed term. Many of these appointments are for part-time positions.
