Jean-Louis Denis, University of Toronto

Research

Comparative Health Policy Health Systems Health Systems Governance Maro-Level Reforms Realist Case Studies

Latest papers

Artificial Intelligence Governance in Health Systems: Systematic Review of Frameworks and Integrative Model Proposal.
Journal of medical Internet research · 2026
Acting reactively: private investment, controversies and regulatory and policy responses in residential long-term care in Ontario (Canada), Lombardy (Italy), the Netherlands and England (United Kingdom).
Health economics, policy, and law · 2026 · senior author
Policy context and digital development: a comparative study of trajectories in 4 Canadian academic health centers over 30 years.
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2025 · senior author

All 6 publications

Latest funding

Navigating technological transformations of healthcare: Best practices of governance in complex labour ecosystems
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$340,424
Innovation sociale et approches de proximité : relever le défi de l'exclusion sociale et de la vulnérabilité
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$436,175
Transforming health systems in Canada: A comparative realist case study evaluation of macro-level health system governance reforms
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$546,976

All 7 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

Artificial Intelligence Governance in Health Systems: Systematic Review of Frameworks and Integrative Model Proposal.

Alami H, Pozelli Sabio R, Pérez EJ, Gagnon MP, Langlois L, Denis JL, Malas K, Rivard L, Savoldelli M, Ag Ahmed MA, Fortin JP

Journal of medical Internet research2026

DOI: 10.2196/87448 PMID: 42258811

02

Acting reactively: private investment, controversies and regulatory and policy responses in residential long-term care in Ontario (Canada), Lombardy (Italy), the Netherlands and England (United Kingdom).

Schuurmans J, De Brabandere L, Castelli M, Wimmer S, Denis JL

Health economics, policy, and law2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1017/s1744133126100401 PMID: 41772985

03

Policy context and digital development: a comparative study of trajectories in 4 Canadian academic health centers over 30 years.

Motulsky A, Usher S, Lehoux P, Régis C, Reay T, Hebert P, Gauvin L, Biron A, Baker GR, Moreault MP, Préval J, Denis JL

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocaf077 PMID: 40471670

04

A Case Study on the Barriers of Digital Transformation in Public Hospitals.

Bertrand Y, Denis JL, Motulsky A

Studies in health technology and informatics2025

DOI: 10.3233/shti250355 PMID: 40380466

05

Aligning Organization and Health System Digitalization Efforts.

Motulsky A, Usher S, Denis JL

Studies in health technology and informatics2025Senior author

DOI: 10.3233/shti250346 PMID: 40380457

06

Challenges for impact evaluation of WHO's normative output.

Regis C, Foucault G, Denis JL, Larouche P, Cohen M

Bulletin of the World Health Organization2024

DOI: 10.2471/blt.24.292518 PMID: 39355320

Navigating technological transformations of healthcare: Best practices of governance in complex labour ecosystems

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Rowland, Paula

Keywords: Digital Technologies; Professional Regulation

$340,424

Innovation sociale et approches de proximité : relever le défi de l'exclusion sociale et de la vulnérabilité

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Côté, Nancy

$436,175

Transforming health systems in Canada: A comparative realist case study evaluation of macro-level health system governance reforms

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Allin, Sara; Denis, Jean-Louis

Keywords: Comparative Health Policy; Health Systems; Health Systems Governance; Maro-Level Reforms; Realist Case Studies

$546,976

Generating a Portable Policy Framework for Digital Health Equity in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Cat Gr: Policy Research for HST -SPOR-Patient-Oriented Health Care Systems Res.

Principal investigators: Shaw, James A; Bhatia, Rajan S; Tait, Caroline L

Keywords: Digital Health; Health Equity; Health Policy; Health Services And Systems; Intersectionality; Policy Analysis

$147,629

Understanding Transnational Identity Formation Amidst Global Islamophobia: The Case of Muslim Women in Canada and Pakistan

Co-investigatorSSHRC2022SSHRC Doctoral Awards

Principal investigators: Iqbal, Maleeha

Keywords: Islamophobia; Canada; Pakistan; transnational; globalization; religion

$44,965

Implementing Models of Primary Health Care for Older Adults with Complex Needs

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Team Grant: Community-Based Primary Healthcare - Full Application

Principal investigators: Wodchis, Walter P; Chan, Benjamin; Ashton, Toni

Keywords: Aging; Community Care; Health Care Delivery; Health Outcomes; Health Policy; Implementation; Models And Programs Of Care; Organizational Management; Patient Centered Care; Primary Care

$2,499,938

Organizational ethics in health care: a national survey of Canadian health care executives, managers, and ethicists

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant - Priority Announcement: Ethics

Principal investigators: Gibson, Jennifer

Keywords: Canada; Ethicists; Health Managers; Health Organizations; Organizational Ethics; Survey Research

$98,709

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
Family Medicine
Centre de recherche
Administration de la santé
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Pascale Lehoux

Administration de la santé

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Lise Gauvin

Centre de recherche

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Lise Gauvin

Family Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Comparative Health Policy Dear Professor Denis, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Artificial Intelligence Governance in Health Systems: Systematic Review of Frameworks and Integrative Model Proposal." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Transforming health systems in Canada: A comparative realist case study evaluation of macro-level health system governance reforms" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Jean-Louis Denis

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Artificial Intelligence Governance in Health Systems: Systematic Review of Frameworks and Integrative Model Proposal.

Acting reactively: private investment, controversies and regulatory and policy responses in residential long-term care in Ontario (Canada), Lombardy (Italy), the Netherlands and England (United Kingdom).

Policy context and digital development: a comparative study of trajectories in 4 Canadian academic health centers over 30 years.

A Case Study on the Barriers of Digital Transformation in Public Hospitals.

Aligning Organization and Health System Digitalization Efforts.

Challenges for impact evaluation of WHO's normative output.

Navigating technological transformations of healthcare: Best practices of governance in complex labour ecosystems

Innovation sociale et approches de proximité : relever le défi de l'exclusion sociale et de la vulnérabilité

Transforming health systems in Canada: A comparative realist case study evaluation of macro-level health system governance reforms

Generating a Portable Policy Framework for Digital Health Equity in Canada

Understanding Transnational Identity Formation Amidst Global Islamophobia: The Case of Muslim Women in Canada and Pakistan

Implementing Models of Primary Health Care for Older Adults with Complex Needs

Organizational ethics in health care: a national survey of Canadian health care executives, managers, and ethicists

Frequent collaborators

Marie-Pierre Gagnon

Catherine Regis

Pascale Lehoux

Lise Gauvin

Aude Motulsky

Kathy Malas

Lise Gauvin