Journal article
Optimizing the delivery of genetic and advanced diagnostic testing in the province of Ontario: challenges and implications for laboratory technology assessment and management in decentralized healthcare systems
Abstract
AIMS: The Canadian province of Ontario provides full coverage for its residents (pop.14.8 M) for hospital-based diagnostic testing. Historical governance of the healthcare system and a legacy scheme of health technology assessment (HTA) and financing has led to a suboptimal approach of adopting advanced diagnostic technology (i.e. protein expression, cytogenetic, and molecular/genetic) for guiding therapeutic decisions. The aim of this research …
Authors
Husereau D; Sullivan T; Feilotter HE; Gomes MM; Juergens R; Sheffield BS; Kassam S; Stockley TL; Jacobs P
Journal
Journal of Medical Economics, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 993–1004
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
December 31, 2022
DOI
10.1080/13696998.2022.2101807
ISSN
1369-6998