Essays Tagged: "Canadian Institute for Health Information"

IT System in Healthcare

e globe are all different. In the United States, the healthcare system is privately run whereas the Canadian system is publicly run, a fact which Canadians are extremely proud of. Because this system ... tem is slowly deteriorating under three ballooning costs: hospitals, drugs, and physician services (Canadian Institute for Health Information, 2005). Both drugs and physicians are found within the con ...

(3 pages) 153 0 4.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Market Solutions for Canada's Health Care And Pension Plan Problems

Health care and Pension plan problems are more visible every year for the Canadian population and raise concern in several institutions that may be affected by these problems ... ed and then see the problems that they may incur in. This is a brief explanation of the systems.The Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) and the Quebec Pension Plan were established in 1966 and the contributio ... on Plan were established in 1966 and the contribution to these funds is mandatory for every working Canadian. The amount of the contribution is a fixed percentage of the employee's earnings, to a maxi ...

(5 pages) 47 0 5.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Development Studies

Adolescent Risk Taking Michael Denver

ns in Canada warranting a thorough study of this type of behaviour in adolescents. For example, the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) found that in 2002, girls between the grades of 6 and 10 inc ... l consumption from 3% to 23% and boys in the same grades increased their weekly use from 6% to 34% [Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), 2005]. Regarding substance abuse, the CCHS found t ...

(13 pages) 75 1 3.7 Mar/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education