Biomedical research: Are we getting value for money?

Healthcare in Canada's North: Are We Getting Value for Money?

OBJECTIVE To determine if Canadians are getting value for money in providing health services to our northern residents. METHOD Secondary analyses of data from Statistics Canada, the Canadian Institute of Health Information and territorial government agencies on health status, health expenditures and health system performance indicators. RESULTS Per capita health expenditures in Canada's nor...

Stool culture: are you getting value for money?

AIMS To assess the best medium for primary isolation of enteric pathogens; to determine the need for a second primary culture medium; and to gather information on stool culture media used in 20 other randomly selected laboratories. METHODS Specimens were cultured on desoxycholate citrate agar (DCA), Hektoen enteric agar (Hektoen), and xylose lysine deoxycholate agar (XLD). Non-lactose ferment...

Getting Value for Money in Higher Education

Rising mental health costs: what are we getting for our money?

This synthesis of recent epidemiological and service use data concludes that, in aggregate, rising mental health spending since the early 1990s appear to be purchasing improvements in access to care and to represent a good value for society. However, there is also evidence of continuing waste and quality deficits. Although mental health faces some unique challenges, these patterns are more simi...

Health Care Systems: Getting More Value for Money