Presentation (CTI)

OBJECTIVES: Given Nova Scotia experiences rural overload in healthcare, resulting in increasing expenditures while limiting access and extending wait times, this project aims to propose an innovative and cost-effective solution using the Japanese healthcare model. Specifically, implementing nationwide healthcare centres that operate under community integration principles, reducing travel barriers for rural communities. All the while, costs will be controlled through a two-pronged implementation of Japan's Hospital-at-Home and Competitive Funding healthcare operations. Enabling a comprehensive proposal illustrating communal benefit and reduced provincial healthcare strain.
METHODS: Research will be conducted to analyze the practical applications of Japan’s community-based care integration system. Said research will centralize on the effectiveness of the previously explored Japanese healthcare approaches within a small number of pilot clinics in rural Nova Scotia. From the establishment of these clinics, several key outcomes will be established to demonstrate success in facility impact on health outcomes and in operational financial efficiency.
RESULTS: Through the research conducted and extrapolated a proposed initiative timeline, stakeholder impact report, and SWOT analysis table were generated to explore the hypothetical outcomes of a Nova Scotia pilot project backed by evidence acquired in the Japanese healthcare context.
CONCLUSIONS: Analysis of this unique potential healthcare connection showed the high theoretical potential behind such an initiative. As a result, Nova Scotia Health should consider the development of such learning partnerships with fellow healhcare industries to expand their potential framing of concerns, and unlock new pathways to solution.