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June 05, 2026Quinn & Brennand discuss Prioritizing Gynecologic Surgery to Improve Health System Performance
Gynecologic surgery is undervalued in Canada, driving long wait times and inequitable experiences for patients and women surgeons. The authors identify structural gender bias in reimbursement, scheduling and innovation, and propose five system-level strategies to improve efficiency, access and equity. Full article in Healthcare Policy
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This paper argues that improving surgical outcomes while controlling costs requires viewing surgery as one step within a full episode of care, from pre-operative optimization through post-operative recovery. We contend that Canada's current fee-for-service and block-funding models fragment this continuum, reward volume over value and misalign incentives between ministries, hospitals and surgeons. Drawing on agency theory and international bundled-payment experience, we propose an episode-of-care [...]
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