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Health funding explained

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Auditor General of British Columbia. [Victoria, BC?]: Government of British Columbia , 2013.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Corporate Author: Auditor General of British Columbia

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Government of British Columbia

Publication Date: 2013

Subjects: Health Expenditures; Health Care Economics and Organizations; Delivery of Health Care - economics; Costs and Cost Analysis; British Columbia

Notes: Information piece: January 2013 at head of title.

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

Website Notes: Available in PDF or web format

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http://www.bcauditor.com/pubs/2013/special/health-funding-explained

http://www.bcauditor.com/sites/default/files/publications/2013/special/report/Health%20Funding%20Explained%20Report.pdf

http://www.bcauditor.com/healthfundingexplained

Health funding explained 2

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Auditor General of British Columbia. [Victoria, BC?]: Government of British Columbia , 2017.

Audience: Patient or Public

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Alternate Title: Health funding explained two

Corporate Author: Auditor General of British Columbia

Place of Publication: [Victoria, BC?]

Publisher: Government of British Columbia

Publication Date: 2017

Subjects: Health Expenditures; Health Care Economics and Organizations; Delivery of Health Care - economics; Costs and Cost Analysis; British Columbia

Notes: March 2017 at head of title. This report is an update to the January 2013 report, Health funding explained.

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Internet

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http://www.bcauditor.com/pubs/2017/health-funding-explained-2

https://www.bcauditor.com/sites/default/files/publications/reports/FINAL_HFE2_2.pdf

https://www.bcauditor.com/pubs

How to get better value cancer care

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Gray, J.A. Muir, Kerr, David J. Oxford, UK: Offox Press , 2013.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ200 G779 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Gray, J.A. Muir; Kerr, David J

Place of Publication: Oxford, UK

Publisher: Offox Press

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: xiv, 247 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - economics; Health Planning; Delivery of Health Care - economics; Cancer Care Facilities; Decision Making; Clinical Trials as Topic; Costs and Cost Analysis; Health Care Costs; Cost Savings

ISBN: 9781904202158; 1904202152

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ200 G779 2013

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Transforming health care : Virginia Mason Medical Center’s pursuit of the perfect patient experience

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Kenney, Charles. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press , 2011.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WX150 K36 2011

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Kenney, Charles

Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.

Publisher: CRC Press

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: xxii, 223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Health facility administration; Cost Control - methods; Delivery of Health Care - organization & administration; Efficiency, Organizational; Patient Satisfaction; Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods; Washington

ISBN: 9781563273759

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Kelowna Library

Call Number: WX150 K36 2011

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Guidelines for the economic evaluation of health technologies : Canada

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Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health. [Ottawa, ON]: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) , 2017. 4th ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W 82 G946 2017

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Corporate Author: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health

Edition: 4th ed.

Place of Publication: [Ottawa, ON]

Publisher: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)

Publication Date: 2017

Physical Description: 76 p. ; 28 cm.

Series: CADTH methods and guidelines

Subjects: Technology Assessment, Biomedical - economics; Technology Assessment, Biomedical - methods; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Decision Making; Guidelines; Canada

Notes: In April 2006 Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment (CCOHTA) changed to Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: W 82 G946 2017

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https://www.cadth.ca/dv/guidelines-economic-evaluation-health-technologies-canada-4th-edition

https://www.cadth.ca/about-cadth/how-we-do-it/methods-and-guidelines/guidelines-for-the-economic-evaluation-of-health-technologies-canada

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Cost of hope : a memoir

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Bennett, Amanda. New York, NY: Random House , 2012.

Audience: Patient or Public

Call Number: QZ201 B471 2012

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Bennett, Amanda

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 2012

Physical Description: 228 p. ; 25 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - psychology; Kidney Neoplasms; Cost of Illness; Health Care Costs; Family Relations; Autobiography

ISBN: 9781400069842

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Patient or Public

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ201 B471 2012

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Health care data guide : learning from data for improvement

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Provost, Lloyd P., Murray, Sandra. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass , 2011.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W84.81 P969 2011

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Author: Provost, Lloyd P.; Murray, Sandra

Place of Publication: San Francisco, CA

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Publication Date: 2011

Subjects: Process Assessment (Health Care) - methods; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Total Quality Management - methods

ISBN: 9780470902585

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Surrey Library

Call Number: W84.81 P969 2011

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Chapter 3: Reports on value-for-money audits : cancer treatment services

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Office of the Auditor General of Ontario. [Toronto, ON]: Office of the Auditor General of Ontario , 2017.

Audience: Professional

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Alternate Title: Ministry of health and long-term care : cancer treatment services

Corporate Author: Office of the Auditor General of Ontario

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Office of the Auditor General of Ontario

Publication Date: 2017

Series: Reports on value-for-money audits, sec 3.02; Office of the Auditor General of Ontario 2017 annual report, v.1

Subjects: Medical Audit; Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - economics; Delivery of Health Care; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Cancer Care Ontario; Ontario

Notes: The report, Sec. 3.02 Cancer treatment services, is one of the Chapter 3 Reports on Value-for-Money Audits from the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario 2017 annual report, vol.1.

Language: English

Material Type: Report; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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http://www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/annualreports/arreports/en17/v1_302en17.pdf

http://www.auditor.on.ca/en/content/annualreports/arbyyear/ar2017.html#volume1

Understanding and using health experiences : improving patient care

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Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press , 2013.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: W84.41 U55 2013

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Table of Contents:; Understanding the experience of illness and treatment -- Ethnographic approaches to health experiences research -- Observing interactions as an approach to understanding patients' experiences -- Narrative Interviewing -- Using focus groups to understand experiences of health and…

Editor: Ziebland, Sue; Coulter, Angela; Calabrese, Joseph D.

Place of Publication: Oxford, UK

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: x, 169 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects: Quality Assurance, Health Care - methods; Health Care Surveys - methods; Patient Satisfaction; Patient Acceptance of Health Care

Abstract: Table of Contents:; Understanding the experience of illness and treatment -- Ethnographic approaches to health experiences research -- Observing interactions as an approach to understanding patients' experiences -- Narrative Interviewing -- Using focus groups to understand experiences of health and illness -- Story-gathering : collecting and analysing spontaneously-shared stories as research data -- Patient reported outcomes -- Patient experience surveys -- Using the internet as a source of information about patients' experiences -- Systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research -- Harnessing patients' awareness of adverse reactions to the drugs they take -- Engagement and inclusivity in researching patients' experiences -- Participatory action research : using experience-based co-design to improve the quality of healthcare services -- Understanding and using health experiences : the policy landscape.

ISBN: 9780199665372

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: W84.41 U55 2013

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Essentials of pharmacoeconomics

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Rascati, Karen L. Baltimore, MD: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 2014. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QV736 R222 2014

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

Author: Rascati, Karen L.

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Baltimore, MD

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: xvi, 295 p. : 26 cm.

Subjects: Economics, Pharmaceutical; Costs and Cost Analysis - methods; Models, Economic; Pharmaceutical Preparations - economics; Pharmaceutical Services - economics

ISBN: 9781451175936; 1451175930

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QV736 R222 2014

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Principles and practice of palliative care and supportive oncology

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Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 2013. 4th ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB310 P957b 2013

Availability: 2 copies, 2 available

Editor: Berger, Ann M; Shuster, John L; Von Roenn, Jamie H

Edition: 4th ed.

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: xvii, 923 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subjects: Neoplasms - therapy; Neoplasms - complications; Pain Management - methods; Palliative Care - methods; Quality of Life

Notes: CN Library copy is housed in the UHNBC Library.

ISBN: 9781451121278

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Victoria Library; CN Library

Call Number: WB310 P957b 2013

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Finding what works in health care : standards for systematic reviews

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Washington, DC: Institute of Medicine, National Academies Press , 2011. prepublication copy : uncorrected proofs.

Audience: Professional

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Editor: Eden, Jill

Edition: prepublication copy : uncorrected proofs

Place of Publication: Washington, DC

Publisher: Institute of Medicine, National Academies Press

Publication Date: 2011

Subjects: Review Literature as Topic; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Decision Making; Evidence-Based Medicine - methods; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Delivery of health Care - standards

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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https://www.nap.edu/catalog/13059/finding-what-works-in-health-care-standards-for-systematic-reviews

http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2011/Finding-What-Works-in-Health-Care-Standards-for-Systematic-Reviews/Standards.aspx

Synthesizing qualitative evidence

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Pearson, Alan, Robertson-Malt, Suzi, Rittenmeyer, Leslie. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 2011.

Audience: Professional

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Author: Pearson, Alan; Robertson-Malt, Suzi; Rittenmeyer, Leslie

Place of Publication: Philadelphia, PA

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publication Date: 2011

Physical Description: 79 p.

Subjects: Quality Assurance, Health Care; Evidence-Based Practice; Meta-Analysis as Topic

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Breast cancer screening

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IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Cancer-Preventative Interventions, 2014, International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer , 2016. 2nd ed.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ202 I63 2016 v.15

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

This publication represents the view and expert opinions of an IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Cancer-Preventitive Strategies, which met in Lyon, 11-18 November 2014.

Corporate Author: IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Cancer-Preventative Interventions, 2014; International Agency for Research on Cancer; World Health Organization

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: Lyon, France

Publisher: International Agency for Research on Cancer

Publication Date: 2016

Physical Description: ix, 469 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Series: IARC handbooks of cancer prevention, volume 15

Subjects: Breast Neoplasms - prevention & control; Mass Screening; Mammography; Early Detection of Cancer; Cost-Benefit Analysis

Abstract: This publication represents the view and expert opinions of an IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Cancer-Preventitive Strategies, which met in Lyon, 11-18 November 2014.

ISBN: 9789283230151

ISSN: 1027-5622

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: QZ202 I63 2016 v.15

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Use of positron emission tomography (PET) for cancer care across Canada : time for a national strategy

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Martinuk, Susan D. [Vancouver, BC?]: Advanced Applied Physics Solutions, AAPS, Inc. | TRIUMF , 2011.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WN206 M386 2011

Availability: 1 copy, 1 available

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Author: Martinuk, Susan D.

Place of Publication: [Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher: Advanced Applied Physics Solutions, AAPS, Inc.; TRIUMF

Publication Date: 2011

Subjects: Positron-Emission Tomography - utilization; Positron-Emission Tomography - economics; Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Technology Assessment, Biomedical; Costs and Cost Analysis; Questionnaires; Canada

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Online

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Internet

Call Number: WN206 M386 2011

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http://www.triumf.ca/sites/default/files/TRIUMF-AAPS-Martinuk-PET-Across-Canada-REPORT.pdf

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Being mortal : medicine and what matters in the end

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Gawande, Atul. [Toronto, ON]: Doubleday Canada , 2014.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WB310 G284 2014

Availability: 5 copies, 4 available

Author: Gawande, Atul

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: Doubleday Canada

Publication Date: 2014

Physical Description: 282 p. ; 22 cm.

Subjects: Palliative Care; Terminal Care; Aging - physiology; Aged; Activities of Daily Living; Ethics, Medical; Quality of Life; Attitude to Death; Prognosis

ISBN: 9780385677004

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library; Surrey Library; Victoria Library; Victoria Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number: WB310 G284 2014

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