“Many moving parts”: update from May 19 PHC Branch meeting

Discussion at the May 19 quarterly meeting of AFHTO and MOHLTC Primary Health Care Branch covered: Parameters and next steps for developing new contract templates, given the ministry’s intent to: Conduct a review of all interprofessional primary care models Move toward “comprehensive regionally governed, population-based primary health services for Ontarians” Implement policy directions emerging from […]

Data to Decisions eBulletin #11 – May 14, 2015

Contributing to D2D 2.0 D2D Step-by-Step Guide – Your “cheat sheet” for submitting data to D2D 2.0 The D2D Step-by-Step Guide is now available. Please refer to it to help prepare your data for submission as it provides detailed instructions for both compiling and contributing data. The guide will be further updated with instructions for […]

D2D – Opportunity to ask questions

Indicator: Opportunity to ask questions Specific Measurement: Patient Experience Survey Question: When you see [or visit] your doctor or nurse practitioner, how often do they or someone else in the office give you an opportunity to ask questions about recommended treatment? OR When you see [or visit] your doctor or nurse practitioner, do they provide […]

D2D – Personal problems related to health condition

Indicator: Personal problems related to health condition Specific Measurement: Patient Experience Survey Question: How comfortable do you feel talking with your doctor about personal problems related to your health condition? Definition Source: PCPMF Data Source: Existing patient experience surveys Data Access Notes: For this indicator please use your patient survey responses between April 1 2014 […]

D2D 2.0 Personal problems related to health condition

Indicator: Personal problems related to health condition  Specific Measurement: Patient Experience Survey Question: How comfortable do you feel talking with your doctor about personal problems related to your health condition? Definition Source: PCPMF  Data Source: Existing patient experience surveys  Data Access Notes: For this indicator please use your patient survey responses between April 1 2014 […]

NP referral to specialists / updated Grow Your Own NP Initiative

Today government has announced that, effective May 1, 2015, NPs are now able to refer directly to specialists. Government first mentioned its intent to make this policy change in the 2015 Provincial Budget, released on April 23. The announcement and OHIP bulletin below provide details. This welcome announcement was followed by another – the ministry […]

AFHTO 2015 Conference: One week left to submit a presentation or poster abstract (May 19)

Take advantage of this opportunity to share your knowledge and experience in providing better health, better quality and better value for patients. Tuesday, May 19 at 9:00 AM is the deadline to submit abstracts for concurrent sessions and posters: Click here to review the submission guidelines Click here for conference theme descriptions and examples of […]