Category(s):
Health
Status: Closed
Principal: Ted McDonald
Project Number: P0001
Year Approved: 2014
Year Completed: 2019
MSSU researchers from three Maritime provinces compared the distribution and organization of treatments for total hip and knee arthroplasty and cardiac surgical procedures across different regions of the province;evaluated how patient outcomes vary within and across jurisdictions and as a function of travel times to the hospital; and evaluated how cost and performance measures vary across hospitals offering these services within the province.