This brief report takes a look at the structure and functions of a new type of health care delivery system, the comprehensive health organization (CHO). The development of such a system, however, requires a new mindset or shift of focus: none of the activities of a CHO has been part of the training or experience of providers in the Canadian health care system. The range of services a CHO would offer, whether they would be provided by the CHO or by an outside contractor, the possible risks involved, and who the potential participants would be are also discussed.
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CHO Descriptive Document. Ontario Ministry of Health, Community Health Branch, CHO Program.
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LeutzWalter N.1985. Changing Health Care for an Aging Society: Planning for the Social Health Maintenance Organization. Toronto: Lexington Books.
