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THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT HEALTH QUALITY FROM HEALTH QUALITY ONTARIO


LET'S MAKE OUR HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTHIER


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 where and when palliative care services are delivered in Ontario, our most recent health technology funding recommendations, and how organizations are engaging patients in their quality initiatives.

We will be taking a pause in August, but will be back with even more exciting news in September. Wishing you a safe and happy summer season.

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SAVE THE DATE

Ontario Hospital Association's Quality Based Procedures Clinical Adoption Conference (August 17)

• Health Links Leadership Summit 2016 (September 28 – invitational event)

2016 Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Forum (October 19)

Health Quality Transformation Presents: Quality Matters 2016 (October 20)


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NEW REPORT: PALLIATIVE CARE AT THE END OF LIFE

Karen, as pictured above, is receiving palliative care. She’s been highlighted in Health Quality Ontario’s latest report which reveals that end of life care is a priority for many older adults in Ontario yet for many people, palliative care may begin too late or not at all. These findings and stories from caregivers and health care providers of patients appear in Palliative Care at the End of Life. Watch too a story of a son’s reflections about his mother’s experience with palliative care.

READ THE REPORT

Watch the Video


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NEW REPORT: PATIENT ENGAGEMENT

Read the latest Insights into Quality Improvement Report which describes overall trends and observations from the 2015/2016 Quality Improvement Plans. This report spotlights how organizations are engaging patients in their quality initiatives.

READ THE REPORT


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HEALTH TECHNOLOGY FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS

Read two final recommendations from the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee for Screening Ultrasound as an Adjunct to Mammography and Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Treatment of C. Difficile Infection.

READ THE RECOMMENDATIONS

OPEN CALL: WHAT SERVICES, MEDICAL DEVICES OR TESTS SHOULD WE REVIEW?

Health Quality Ontario conducts health technology assessments and makes recommendations about the public funding of health care services, including medical devices and diagnostic tests. We want to hear from you about what topics we should review.

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GET INVOLVED: JOIN THE ONTARIO HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Inform decisions about which health care services and medical devices should be publicly funded. We are looking for volunteer health care sector and lived experience members from across Ontario.

LEARN MORE


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Adopting Quality Based Procedures

Join us at the Ontario Hospital Association’s Quality Based Procedure Adoption Conference on August 17 to learn about practical tools and innovative strategies to support the adoption of Quality Based Procedures.

Learn about the launch of a new centralized web resource, QBP Connect, which provides the latest information and links to information on Quality Based Procedures. You will also hear about Mental Health Quality Standards for Schizophrenia presented by Health Quality Ontario. Register to attend in person or via live webcast.

Register


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Advance a Health Links Approach Through Innovative Practices

Learn how to implement innovative practices that show promise and are being used by Health Links.

INNOVATIVE PRACTICES EVALUATION FRAMEWORK

COORDINATED CARE MANAGEMENT




Follow us on Twitter

We appreciate it when you share our work on social media, and engage with us both online and offline. Here are some recent social media highlights:

@SEHCResearchImportant read: "Patient engagement at any level demonstrates a commitment to patient-centred care" bit.ly/29C0Gu4 @HQOntario #PFCC

@jnichollsonIt's emotional and hard and vitally important to do @HQOntario: blog-why ignoring patient complaints isn't an option hqontario.ca/Blog

@gabrielbmiller: Reading excellent new @HQOntario report on #palliativecare - kudos @DrJoshuaTepper and team @cancersociety


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