LHINs in Ontario

Term Paper # 100251

Canadian Studies > Government and Government Policy
Medical and Health

LHINs in Ontario

This paper explores the effectiveness of local health integration networks (LHINs) in Ontario.

1,459 words () | 6 sources | APA | 2007 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper explores both the potential benefits and the possible negative impacts of introducing local health integration networks (LHINs). The paper researches what the effects will be for Ontario once the LHIN program is operational. The paper provides a literature review and concludes that the outcome depends on the Ontario government's collaboration with the health care providers and the degree of integration that can be achieved.

From the Paper:

"Local health integration networks (LHINs) are made up of 14 government building blocks. They are intended to plan, integrate, and fund health services at the local level. LHINs are intended to be an important part of the evolution of health care in Ontario from a collection of services that is uncoordinated to an integrated system (Ontario Government, 2006). These services include hospitals, community care centers, long-term care, and home care, among others in certain geographic regions. LHINs in Ontario will be serving between 250,000 and 1.5 million patients who will also be able to obtain health care services outside of their specific LHIN area (Lewis, 2005). The rationale for LHINs is that a particular community's health needs are best known by a person who knows the community (Ontario Government, 2006, p. 1)."

Sample of Sources Used:

Elson, S. (2005). Train building in Ontario: The future of local health integration networks. Healthcare Quarterly, 8 (4), 1-2.
Government of Ontario (2006). Introducing local health integration networks. Local Health integration networks. Accessed November 4, 2006. http://www.lhins.on.ca/english/main/aboutLHINs.asp
Hanlon, N. (2001). Hospital restructuring in smaller urban Ontario settings. Canadian Geographer, 45 (2), 252.
Hastie, R. (2006). Almost home: Reforming home and community care in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 97 (4), 341.
Lewis, S. (2006). LHINs: Bringing it all back home. Registered Nurse Journal, July/August, 13-16.