{"product_id":"riding-the-third-rail-9780886451974","title":"Riding the Third Rail","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an attempt to create a functioning provincial health services system, the Ontario government established the Health Services Restructuring Commission (HSRC), giving it a four-year mandate to restructure approximately 225 public hospitals and to advise the government on related services. \u003ci\u003eRiding the Third Rail\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how the HSRC developed a vision of an effective health services system for the twenty-first century and attempted to fill a policy and leadership void.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the face of fierce resistance to change, especially by hospitals, courageous local leaders created workable strategies for information management, the re-engineering of primary care, and the integration of primary, home, and long-term care with hospital care that resulted in the establishment of acute-care hospitals and the elimination of 9,000-10,000 empty beds. The authors describe the commission's frustration with the slow pace of change caused by powerful interests groups, prolonged legal jousting, a policy vacuum, and political timidity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Duncan Sinclair","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48827983134971,"sku":"9780886451974","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/riding-the-third-rail-9780886451974","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}