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Policy Type

Policy resolution

Last Reviewed

2018-03-03

Date

2011-08-24

Topics

Health care and patient safety

Health systems, system funding and performance

Resolution

GC11-42

The Canadian Medical Association calls on each province and territory to implement a Patient Charter within a national framework that includes: - the rights and expectations of patients with respect to the quality and timeliness of health care - the responsibilities of patients with respect to their health and health care - a mechanism for patients to register concerns and complaints about the quality and timeliness of their health care - a mechanism for the redress of patient complaints.

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The Canadian Medical Association calls on each province and territory to implement a Patient Charter within a national framework that includes: - the rights and expectations of patients with respect to the quality and timeliness of health care - the responsibilities of patients with respect to their health and health care - a mechanism for patients to register concerns and complaints about the quality and timeliness of their health care - a mechanism for the redress of patient complaints.

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Policy Type

Policy resolution

Last Reviewed

2018-03-03

Date

2011-08-24

Topics

Health systems, system funding and performance

Physician practice/ compensation/ forms

Resolution

GC11-50

The Canadian Medical Association supports the development and adoption of standardized perioperative efficiency and quality performance indicators to: - establish performance targets, - track progress, - pursue continued improvements against those targets.

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The Canadian Medical Association supports the development and adoption of standardized perioperative efficiency and quality performance indicators to: - establish performance targets, - track progress, - pursue continued improvements against those targets.

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