Profile of a Patient Advisory Council
Jan. 20, 2015- The Patient Advisory Council (PAC) at South East Toronto FHT (SETFHT) has been profiled by Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada (HIROC). It was also the subject of a well-received presentation by, among others, Kavita Mehta, SETFHT’s Executive Director and an AFHTO board member at our 2014 conference. Click here for the full article. […]
OMA Rejects Provincial Government Offer; Government expected to impose contract
Yesterday afternoon the Ontario Medical Association held a press conference announcing that they will not accept the government’s offer reached through the current negotiation and conciliation process. This was followed by the Minister’s press conference about 1 1/2 hours later. The parties have reached the point where government is now in a position to impose […]
Data to Decisions (D2D) ebulletin #2
This is the second issue of the Data to Decisions (D2D) eBulletin. It will be released biweekly to keep members up-to-date on using manageable and meaningful measurement in your work, and how to participate in Data to Decisions 2.0 (D2D 2.0), tentatively planned for May 2015. The first issues of the bulletin will be sent […]
Introducing the Data to Decisions (D2D) ebulletin
This is the first issue of the D2D ebulletin. It will be released biweekly to help members and AFHTO staff keep track of everything everyone has to do and know to produce Data to Decisions 2.0 (D2D 2.0), tentatively planned for May 2015. Today’s public release of the FHT evaluation report underlines the importance of […]
Preparing for a busy influenza season
Dec.17- AFHTO forwarded the following information to all AFHTO members on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer of Health: Please see the memo regarding recommendations in response to current influenza activity, including circulation of potentially mismatched influenza A/H3N2 strains. For more information, please contact your local public health unit. Visit the ministry’s website to locate […]
Indicator Selection for Data to Decisions (D2D 2.0) – survey deadline Jan 23, 2015
It’s D2D time again! We’ve made a list – we’d like you to check it twice! Please provide your input into the selection of indicators for the second iteration of Data to Decisions (D2D 2.0). We would like to finalize the list early in the new year to give everyone as much time as possible […]
EDAC News: Ensuring Value, FHT Evaluation, & Work Ahead
AFHTO’s Executive Director Advisory Council (EDAC) met yesterday. This update provides an overview and highlights key items discussed: Ensuring EDAC Value FHT Evaluation Report Towards the Next Ministry Contract PHC Branch Meeting QIDS Program Update Ensuring EDAC Value EDAC plays a significant role in enabling EDs to surface operational issues, provide a sounding board on […]
Chief Medical Officer of Health Memo: new and updated on Ebola virus disease resources
The Chief Medical Officer of Health has released the following new and updated resources on Ebola virus disease for primary care and paramedic services: updated Chief Medical Officer of Health Directive for Paramedic Services summary of changes to the Chief Medical Officer of Health Directive for Paramedic Services new Chief Medical Officer of Health Directive […]
Data to Decisions: Alignment with other initiatives
STARFIELD FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AFHTO’s approach to primary care measurement is based on the Starfield principles. These principles include a focus on the relationship with patients and ability to deliver the comprehensive care patients value. (see The Starfield model: Measuring comprehensive primary care for system benefit). AFHTO has invested recently in an effort to […]
Data to Decisions 1.0
Cost data drill down Reminder that all teams who requested data from ICES for D2D 1.0 can access drill-down detail on the cost of care indicator from ICES Web stats