Development of the Tiers of Service framework to support system and operational planning for children's healthcare services.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Providing access to pediatric healthcare services in British Columbia, Canada, presents unique challenges given low population densities spread across large geographic distances combined with a lack of availability of specialist providers in remote areas, leading to quality of care shortcomings and inequalities in care delivery. The study objective was to develop a framework that provides a common language and methodology for defining and planning child and youth healthcare services across the province.

Methods

The framework was developed in two phases. In Phase 1, a literature and jurisdictional review was completed using the following inclusion criteria: (i) description of a framework focusing on organizing service delivery systems (ii) that supports health serv

SUBMITTER: Waibel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8276838 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature