Background: Research into adverse events (AEs) has highlighted the need to improve
patient safety. AEs are unintended injuries or complications resulting in death, disability or …

Foreword This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical
problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of …

Background Emergencies and disasters impact population health. Despite the importance of
upstream readiness, a persistent challenge for public health practitioners is defining what it …

… : Both authors received income from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
during the preparation of this article, Jonathan Lomas as a consultant and Adalsteinn Brown as …

OBJECTIVE: Patient involvement in health service planning and evaluation is considered
important yet not widely practiced. This study explored stakeholder beliefs about patient …

Background Variations in the performance of healthcare organizations may be partly explained
by differing “stocks” of intellectual capital (IC), and differing approaches and capacities …

Background The volume-outcome hypothesis suggests that if increased provider procedure
volume is associated with improved patient outcomes, then greater regionalization to high-…

Background The Ontario health care system is devolving planning and funding authority to
community based organizations and moving from steering through rules and regulations to …

Notwithstanding important contributions of the Triple Aim, uncritical enthusiasm regarding
the implications of the framework may be leading to inconsistent use, particularly when …

Objective To obtain rapid and reproducible opinions that address mental illness stigma
around the world. Method Random global Web users were exposed to brief questions, asking …