Quality improvement in primary care – Summary of 2014-15 QIPs
Jan. 8 – Health Quality Ontario has released reports summarizing the quality improvement plans (QIPs) submitted this year by health care organizations across Ontario. The Insights into Quality Improvement – Key Observations: 2014-15 Quality Improvement Plans are reports that span acute hospitals, inter-professional primary care organizations, home care, and long-term care and are part of HQO’s new quality improvement plan report series highlighting […]
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External evaluation report on family health teams is now available
The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has released the report: An External Evaluation of the Family Health Teams (FHT) Initiative. It is a longitudinal study over the period from Dec. 2008 to November 2013, prepared by the Conference Board of Canada under contract to the ministry. AFHTO has prepared a summary of this 311-page […]
St. Michael’s Academic FHT’s income security project profiled in the Toronto Star
Dec. 15 – St. Michael’s Academic Hospital FHT was profiled for their work addressing patients’ income security in the Toronto Star. Dr. Andrew Pinto and Karen Tomlinson (both of whom presented on this project at AFHTO’s 2014 conference) along with Dr. Gary Bloch were all recognized for their innovative focus on one of the key […]
HQO Releases Report On End-of-Life Care in Ontario
Dec. 15 – Health Quality Ontario’s (HQO) End-of-Life Health Care in Ontario report was released today. Click here to download the full report and recommendations. The report addresses where the health system must improve to ensure the best end-of-life care for all Ontarians, and highlights the need for an increased number of professionals trained in palliative […]
OCFP recognises family health teams at Annual Scientific Assembly
On Thursday, November 27, 2014 the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP) held their 2014 President’s Installation and Awards Ceremony as part of their 52nd Annual Scientific Assembly. Family health teams and their affiliated physicians figured prominently in the proceedings, not the least of which was London Family Health Team’s Dr. Cathy Faulds who has […]
AFHTO members participating in Ontario Low Back Pain pilot program
Nov. 26 – The government of Ontario announced the launch of a pilot program as part of the province’s Low Back Pain Strategy. Six AFHTO member organizations will be participating in this pilot: City Centre Health Care in Windsor in partnership with the Essex County Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic in Essex The Mount Forest, East Wellington […]
Comparing Health Quality Ontario’s new Measuring Up report to D2D 1.0 results
Health Quality Ontario has just released its yearly report on Ontario’s health system, Measuring Up. The section on primary care presents indicators related to access to primary care, patient experience and recommended screening tests, with some comparisons at the LHIN, provincial and international levels. Click here to view the full report. A number of these […]
Paris doctor recognized for his work championing the family health team model
Dr. John McDonald, a 2014 Bright Lights Award recipient is interviewed for a profile on his work providing inter-professional health care to patients and promoting the system across Ontario and beyond in the Brantford Expositor. Click here to read the full article.
Governance principles for primary care teams
Family Health Teams and Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics have matured over the 5 – 9 years that each organization has been in existence. Contracts between MOHLTC and FHTs expire on March 31, 2016, with this comes the opportunity to develop a much more mature and meaningful approach to governing these organizations, from the Ministry and through […]