April 23 – Health Quality Ontario released a report on Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs) submitted by health care organizations in 2014-15: Advancing Integrated Care: Cross-sector perspectives from Ontario’s health system. Using data from the 2014/15 QIP reports from all healthcare sectors, this analysis shares how organizations are reflecting a focus on integrated care. AFHTO members can review the report for insight into other organizations’ QIPs and to compare their priorities with those of other sectors. Discussing collaboration– This report shows that all healthcare sectors are showing an increased desire to work collaboratively. The graphic below (page 7) shows the percentage of times a given sector mentioned collaboration with another sector within its QIP. (Click on the graphic for a larger picture.) 
Interprofessional primary care teams are highlighted in the report in several places. Those highlighted include Inner City FHT (page 7), Georgian Bay FHT (page 12), Barrie and Community FHT (page 16) and VON 360 Degrees NPLC (page 17). Additional Resources
- Blog post “A cross-sectoral look at integrated care and the patient’s perspective” by Dr. Joshua Tepper, President and CEO, HQO (English and French)
- Video of a family caregiver on the need for a well-integrated system (French transcript here)
- For more information about primary care QIPs in particular, go to Key Observations: 2014-15 Quality Improvement Plans, Primary Care. This report outlines the priority indicators, the number of organizations that included these indicators (page 5) in their QIPs, shares the sector’s overall approach to each indicator, and provides an overview of prominent themes in QIP submissions (page 6).
- To access other QIP resources, visit http://www.hqontario.ca or contact QIP@hqontario.ca.
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