This message from Dr. Rob Annis, president of the AFHTO board, was sent to AFHTO members via email on April 5, 2018.
Hello,
I am writing to you in my role as president to ask for your advice about how AFHTO can take meaningful measurement to the next level (see consultation process outlined below).
We can all be justifiably proud of the solid measurement culture we have built together through D2D. We can now build on that solid foundation to get even better outcomes and we need your input to help all of us get there. The Board will be considering your input in a visioning exercise at our next meeting at the end of May. Thank you so much for making time for this important AND exciting work!
In light of the above, the QIDS program will be putting a pause on our usual activities to free up mental and physical energy of both staff and members for this reflective process. For members, this will mean the following:
- You will be invited to participate in several consultation activities (see below). For the most part, they are taking place via existing committees and online surveys to minimize extra work for members.
- Indicators Working Group: regularly scheduled Mar 26th meeting.
- Members of AFHTO leadership committees (EDAC, PLC, Board Chair leadership council, NPLC council and IHP CoP): purpose-specific joint session May 2nd.
- Quality steering committee, Indicators Working Group and QIDSS: joint session during regularly scheduled May 16th meeting.
- Membership-wide comments: online survey to get reflections, comments and questions from members — shortly after Board session May 28th.
- Members can also contact their representatives on the Board or the various leadership committees via improve@afhto.ca to provide input earlier in the process.
- D2D 6.0 will be the same as D2D 5.1. You will not have to adjust to any new indicators. Members MAY be given an option to share the Opioid data in the myPractice report since nearly 90% of members have signed up for this. This will help members respond to the opioid crisis better without adding more work to D2D.
- You will still have support for Information to Action activities already underway (e.g. Patient Perceptions of Patient-Centeredness Survey, Team Climate Inventory, EMR Maturity). Supports for new activities will be on hold pending the input of members in the consultation process. In the meantime, support of the IHP CoP will be transitioned to our new Program Associate (Beth MacKinnon) as part of the Board’s decision to launch an IHP Advisory Group (a Leadership Council).
- You can still get help for QI and EMR use via monthly QIDS Specialist calls, EMR Communities of Practice, eBulletins, and direct inquiries to AFHTO staff. Field visits to support QIDSS and host/partner EDs in QIDSS partnerships will be deferred pending input from members in the consultation process.
Meanwhile, the QIDS program will be working in the background. We will be working to negotiate sponsorships and research agreements and publish the great work AFHTO members have done so far to build a learning culture. This will increase AFHTO’s profile and strengthen the infrastructure to support whatever direction emerges to take us to the next level. Feel free to call with any questions or suggestions.
Dr. Rob Annis
President of AFHTO Board
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