An incremental cost analysis of telehealth in Nova Scotia from a societal perspective.

We examined the costs of telehealth in Nova Scotia from a societal perspective. The clinical outcomes of telepsychiatry and teledermatology services were assumed to be similar to those for conventional face-to-face consultations. Cost information was obtained from the Nova Scotia Department of Health, the Canadian Institute for Health Information, and questionnaires to patients, physicians and telehealth coordinators.

Enhancing vision care integration: 2. Implementation of practice algorithms.

Background: Appropriate access to the best quality of vision care is enhanced when patients receive eye care services from the right professional, at the right time, and in the right place. In the preceding article the authors describe the development of two patient-centred vision care algorithms for the multidisciplinary management of diabetic retinopathy and red eye. Subsequently, a questionnaire survey was done to determine ophthalmologist, optometrist and general practitioner (GP) familiarity with and acceptance of the vision care algorithms.

Enhancing vision care integration: 1. Development of practice algorithms.

Background: Appropriate access to the best quality of vision care is enhanced when patients receive eye care services from the right professional, at the right time, and in the right place. This paper, the first in a two-part series, describes the development of an integrated framework for vision care delivery. Specifically, two patient-centred vision care algorithms for the multidisciplinary management of diabetic retinopathy and the red eye are outlined, and the process that resulted in their development is described.

Examining Type A behavior pattern to explain the relationship between job stressors and psychosocial outcomes.

Despite cautions against using a global measure of Type A behavior pattern (TABP), few studies have examined the TABP components of Achievement Striving (AS) and Impatience/Irritability (II). The authors examined these 2 components to assess whether they moderated the relationships between job stressors and psychosocial outcomes. Results based on 106 employees from a large Canadian organization supported the independence of the 2 TABP components.