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Health Quality Connect
A NEWSLETTER FROM HEALTH QUALITY ONTARIO
LET'S MAKE OUR HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTHIER
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WELCOME
Here’s your monthly update with all the latest news from Health Quality Ontario. Read on to find out more about our new report on primary care providers and care coordination, progress in Health Links and surgical quality improvement, and the ongoing appointments of Clinical Quality Leads to champion positive change across the province.
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Just 29% of Ontario family doctors say they, or members of their practice, routinely communicate about patient needs with their patient's case manager or home care provider. The above infographic puts that percentage into perspective with comparisons to other provinces and countries. It's one finding in Connecting the Dots for Patients, our recent report that explores systemic barriers to care coordination using data from the 2015 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Doctors.
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We're pleased to introduce Ontario's first five Clinical Quality Leads, with additional appointments to come. Co-appointed by Health Quality Ontario (HQO) and the Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs), Leads will chair a Regional Quality Table and participate in HQO's Provincial Quality Implementation Committee. It's all part of an ongoing effort between the LHINS and HQO to better connect local and provincial quality improvement activities.
A warm welcome to: Dr. Rob Annis (South West LHIN), Dr. Reena Dhatt (North East LHIN), Dr. Jennifer Everson (Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant LHIN), Dr. Amir Ginzburg
(Mississauga Halton LHIN), Dr. Andrea Moser (Toronto Central LHIN) and Dr. Tamara Wallington (Central West LHIN).
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To support the development of patient relations processes, Health Quality Ontario has released three one-page summaries outlining the current state of patient relations in hospitals, Community Care Access Centres and long-term care homes. Details include an environmental scan conducted in fall 2015.
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Are you working to improve care integration across care settings? Do you have a project that could benefit from up to $1,000,000 in funding? The deadline to submit proposals to the Adopting Research to Improve Care (ARTIC) Program is fast approaching.
Submit your proposal by July 4, 2016.
APPLY NOW
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Participation in the Ontario Surgical Quality Improvement Network has doubled since the program’s launch and now includes over 30 hospitals. Network teams have focused on reducing surgical site infections, improving patient experience, implementing the Enhanced Recovery after Surgery program (an ARTIC Program initiative) and more.
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Health Links continues to improve integrated care for people with multiple conditions and complex needs. To date, Health Links have helped 29,946 patients connect to a primary care provider and engaged 18,926 in the development of coordinated care plans. By encouraging greater collaboration and coordination, patients receive more responsive care from their care teams.
READ THE LATEST REPORT
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We conduct health technology assess-ments to inform our recommendations regarding the public funding of health care services, including medical devices and diagnostic tests. We want to hear from you about what we should review.
SUBMIT YOUR TOPIC ONLINE
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We appreciate it when you share our work on social media, and always make every effort to engage with you both online and offline. Here are some recent social media highlights:
Sharing our Care Coordination report, Connecting the Dots for Patients:
@snewbery1: Great report! I think helps put family medicine and care coordination at heart of system.
Live-tweeting during our June Quality Rounds:
@antuhossain1: Amazing webinar session by Gertie Mai Muise on cultural safety and health models for #IndigenousHealth. Thank you @HQOntario! #QualityRounds
Praise for Dr. Joshua Tepper's blog on care coordination:
@drlynnwilson: Great post on the need for improvement in healthcare coordination, by @HQOntario/@UofTFamilyMed's @DrJoshuaTepper
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© 2016 Health Quality Ontario
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JUNE 2016, VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2
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