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Practice cases: US and Canada

Standard: Should a provincial health ministry fund a hip and knee surgery centre?

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A provincial health ministry in Canada has a growing waiting list for hip and knee replacements. It is considering a public day surgery centre that would do only these operations. The exhibit shows the numbers. Should it fund the centre, and what must be true for it to work?

Difficulty: Standard. Format: interviewer-led, with an exhibit. Industry: Public sector and healthcare. Region: Canada. Interview length: about 30 minutes. The company is fictional and all figures are illustrative.

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