How Canada can unlock health system capacity with technology: The value of long-term, value-based partnerships with technology providers

Abstract

Peter Varga is the Chief Transformation Officer at HealthHub Solutions, Canada’s leading provider of bedside patient engagement technology. Leslie Motz is the Executive Vice President of Patient Services and Chief Nursing Executive at Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington, Ontario. In this article, Peter and Leslie examine Canada’s ranking among OECD countries on the performance of its healthcare system and propose how optimizing processes around technology purchase and implementation can maximize the value that it can bring to improving health system performance.