West Queen West FHT: Permanent Family Medicine Practice Opportunity
Overview: The West Queen West Family Health Team (FHT) is a recently approved Wave 5 FHT currently in its physician recruitment and start-up phase. Located in one of the fastest growing neighbourhoods of Toronto, the FHT will service the community at large and incorporate a specialty focus on serving the primary care need of patients […]
8 Waterloo-Wellington FHTs in project to transform care for diabetes patients
Those with a chronic disease live with their condition every day – and even though they rely on the support of their healthcare team, they can feel isolated and alone. And when their condition pushes outside norms, they can feel confused and frightened. Their healthcare team can also be hampered by a lack of information […]
Members Only website has been launched
AFHTO has just launched a Members Only feature — click on the Member Login tab to enter. Here you’ll find a wealth of resources to help members in governing, managing and delivering care in their FHTs. Resources on AFHTO’s Members Only website includes 27 presentations from the AFHTO 2010 conference, guides and toolkits prepared specifically […]
Join the Office Practice Redesign Action Group to improve Access and Efficiency
Apply by December 10 to join QIIP’s Office Practice Redesign Action Group. QIIP (Quality Improvement and Innovation Partnership) is a non-profit organization funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, focused on advancing improvement in primary healthcare in Ontario. QIIP is looking for approximately 100 motivated primary healthcare organizations including Family Health Teams (FHT), […]
2010-11-23 MOHLTC’s Health Care Options campaign to raise awareness of FHTs
As mentioned in the 2010-11-09 Members Only update, “Health Care Options” ads are now running on TV and radio, following up from Premier’s Nov.1 announcement. The ministry has launched a public education campaign to raise awareness of the many health care options available to Ontarians. Their research has shown there are low levels of awareness […]
Quality in Family Practice project’s book of indicators for quality improvement
The Quality Book of Tools is a comprehensive collection of practice management and clinical care indicators for improving quality in primary care, family practice settings in Ontario. It was initially developed following an international review and modified Delphi process in 2008-2009 and a website launched in 2011 (click here to access). The website allows you […]
Wise Elephant FHT raises money for villages in Samthar Valley, India
The doctors of Wise Elephant FHT have adopted a group of small villages in Samthar Valley, West Bengal, India and partnered with a local NGO called Awake and Shine in India. Their current project is to convert a dirt footpath into a stone footpath to make it usable all year round for the schoolchildren. As […]
FHT Guide to Managing Risk and sample policies
Healthcare risk management is a comprehensive system or process through which risks to a healthcare facility and all who are served by and associated with it, are identified, classified, evaluated, and controlled to predict, limit and reduce future potential risks or losses. With a Healthy Work Environment Innovation Fund Grant from HealthForce Ontario and contributions […]
Web Enabled Reporting System
The Web Enabled Reporting System (WERS) is an internet based application which is used by Family Health Teams (FHTs) to: – submit quarterly financial reports to the Ministry – submit quarterly program and services reports to the Ministry – submit annual audited statement of revenues and expenditures to the Ministry – submit annual audited financial […]
Creating Good Governance in FHTs – Survey Results
Creating Good Governance in FHTs – Survey Results In the spring of 2010, AFHTO and QIIP collaborated to find out how FHTs were progressing in developing their governance structures and their understanding of the different roles and responsibilities of individuals that have been charged with the leadership of their FHTs. Governing boards of health care […]