Measuring Up 2019
Health Quality Ontario, now the Quality business unit of Ontario Health has released Measuring Up 2019 — a yearly report on the performance of Ontario’s health system. This year’s report, with Bright Lights award winner Dr. Paul Gill, Maitland Valley FHT on the cover, is based on the Quadruple Aim of health care improvement: better […]
First 24 Ontario Health Teams Announced
Congratulations to the first cohort of 24 Ontario Health Teams and to our many member teams that are engaged and participating in the development of OHTs in their communities, ensuring that primary care is the foundation in the transformation. Ontario Health Team AFHTO Members All Nations Health Partners OHT Sunset Country FHT Brampton, Etobicoke and […]
Why East Wellington FHT Joined the Guelph and Area Ontario Health Team
Excerpt from The Wellington Advertiser article published December 5, 2019 By Aryn Strickland, The Wellington Advertiser Joining the GAOHT made statistical sense for East Wellington Family Health Team (EWFHT), which provides clinics in both Erin and Rockwood, according to executive director Kim Bell. “First and foremost, we looked at our patients access patterns. So we […]
AFHTO members leading Ontario Health Teams
Originally published Jul. 30, 2019. Last updated Dec. 4, 2019 On July 18, 2019, the Minister of Health, Hon. Christine Elliott, hosted a town hall to provide an update on the next steps for becoming an Ontario Health Team (OHT) for those who completed a self-assessment. With more than 150 submissions received, OHTs are being […]
How Rapids FHT’s memory clinics can help Ontarians living with dementia
The TVO article published November 29, 2019 By Mary Baxtor, TVO The estimated 3,000 Sarnians who live with dementia often face long waits and travel times for treatment. But a new kind of clinic could change that. Fourteen years ago, Mary De Marco received a call from the rubber plant in Sarnia where her husband, Bob, worked as […]
Mississauga OHT Announced
On Nov. 25, 2019, Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, was at the University of Toronto Mississauga to announce the Mississauga Ontario Health Team, known as Mississauga Health, as one of the first 24 teams in the province. The aim is to implement a new model of organizing and delivering health care that […]
QIDS-ESSENTIAL: The Making & Meaning of the Quality Improvement Decision Support program
Edited introduction from QIDS-Essential: The Making and Meaning of the Quality Improvement Decision Support (QIDS) Program As the QIDS program turned five in the Fall of 2018, the QIDS Secretariat within AFHTO decided that the milestone merited not just another report or case study but a different kind of account, one that would capture […]
Virtual Clinic coming to Elliot Lake Family Health Team
Elliot Lake Today article published September 17, 2019 By Brent Sleightholm, Elliot Lake Today Family Health Team responds to crush of patients without doctors in Elliot Lake Elliot Lake’s Family Health Team representing 10 family physicians along with two nurse practitioners and a cadre of other health care providers, allied staff who work with them, is […]
Couchiching FHT Trans health program is where advocacy meets health care
Orillia Matters article published September 24, 2019 By Jessica Owen, Village Media The Couchiching Family Health Team was given a major honour last week for shining a light on an under-served segment of the population. The group won a Bright Lights Award for community and social accountability from the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) […]
Announcing the Bright Lights 2019 Award Winners!
AFHTO has named the winners of our annual Bright Lights Awards. These innovators have improved primary care through their leadership, outstanding work and significant progress made toward improving the value delivered by interprofessional primary care teams throughout Ontario. Bright Lights Award winners are innovators and team players whose work has an impact on the healthcare […]