HLST 2030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: University Health Network, Delays, Business Process
27 Nov 2017
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Hlst 2030 inter-organizational relationships l10 11. 27. 17. As a result of better coordination and continuity. Better access to patient information among providers and at different points in the system means. Providers can make better, more informed care decisions. More integrated care can lead to fewer (expensive) hospitalizations. Better access to primary/community care services can lead to fewer hospitalizations. Savings from merger of uhn and toronto rehab. It (cid:271)(cid:396)i(cid:374)gs (cid:862)like(cid:863) o(cid:396)ga(cid:374)izatio(cid:374)s/ope(cid:396)ati(cid:374)g units together under one organization, system, network or other arrangement. It often involves consolidation of resources among the organizations with the goals of increasing efficiency and taking advantage of economies of scale. Multiple providers of the same level of care (e. g. , nursing facility, hospitals) Hospital a hospital b hospital c hospital d. Three-staged evolution; tgh and toronto western to form toronto. Hospital; later princess margaret hospital to become university health. Network; now merger with toronto rehab (horizontal to vertical) Ten years to mature to new culture and structure.
