Aggregate Primary Care Vaccination Reports for Family Physicians

Dear Triad Members,

Yesterday Ontario Health (OH) released a memo about accessing the COVaxON Aggregate Primary Care Vaccination Reports for family physicians working in a Patient Enrolment Model (PEM) of your rostered patients who have been vaccinated.

A reminder that you do need a ONE® ID account to access the report – instructions on how to register for an account can be found in the memo. OH will also be hosting a number of information sessions and physicians, administration and QIDSS are encouraged to attend to learn how you can access the reports and other useful information.

We know that the report leaves fee-for-service, CHC family physicians and Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinics without this important information and solutions are being sought for you to receive similar information. We have also heard that many BSM (blended salary model) physicians in cFHTs are able to access the reports, but please let us know if that is not the case.
 
With about 20% of eligible Ontarians currently unvaccinated, and a higher percentage in the youth population (ages 12-17), the Ministry of Health and Ontario Health are asking for our help with outreach to unvaccinated patients – and specifically to youth and families to encourage their vaccination before the school year. Primary care has trusted relationships with patients, and we know they can play a key role in supporting their vaccination decisions.
 
An FAQ has been created in partnership with the Ontario Medical Association, OMA Section on General and Family Practice, OntarioMD, Ontario Health and the Ontario College of Family Physicians, and provides information on:

• what data you will receive;
• how to use the report and identify which of your enrolled patients have not yet been vaccinated;
• billing information; and
• supports available – including upcoming webinars and template scripts for outreach.

We know that you are all working very hard in looking after your patients and your community, and we recognize the many demands on primary care, from assessment centres to vaccination to increased demands in caring for even sicker patients.  

We know how hard primary care worked to get as many #NeedlesInArms over the last few months and the tremendous amount of work that goes into counselling and educating your patients before vaccinating. Thank you for all your incredible work and please let us know if you have any questions.

Yours in good health,
The AFHTO Team