News Release
1999-36
February 25, 1999
Funding for pilot project on overuse of diagnostic tests in Quebec
Sherbrooke - Martin Cauchon, Secretary of State, Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, today announced, on behalf of Allan Rock, Minister of Health, funding for a pilot project that will help strengthen the delivery of health services.
This pilot project will address the problem of overutilization of diagnostic tests, and will assess self-regulation as a way of improving medical practice and reducing the number of diagnostic tests.
"This project will generate valuable information on health care delivery that will help improve the health care system," Mr. Rock said. "The project will provide all governments, both in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada, with insights into more effective ways of delivering health care."
The project announced today was reviewed and recommended by the  Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec and is based on Quebec priorities. Funding of $132,500 for the project will be provided by the federal government's Health Transition Fund (HTF). This is in addition to the $18.6 million for 24 HTF projects announced in Quebec since July 1998.
The HTF was established by the federal government in 1997 in response to a recommendation by the National Forum on Health. It is designed to generate information and evidence on the organization, funding and delivery of health care services in four priority areas - home care, pharmacare, primary care reform, and integrated service delivery.
Evaluation results of projects will be shared with the provinces and territories. The fund provides $30 million to national level projects and $120 million to provincial and territorial projects allocated on a per-capita basis.
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