Help for your operating plan development: QIDS and Accountability Reform

As you finalize your 2014-15 operating plan proposals over the next three weeks, here is help to:

• Strengthen your case for Quality Improvement Decision Support (QIDS) positions
• Meet the Accountability Reform Initiative requirements
• Learn more about incorporating chiropractic services in primary care

Increasing access to QIDS positions Click here to access advice for both AFHTO members and the ministry on allocating additional QIDS positions for both FHTs and NPLCs.  The ministry has stated building quality improvement capacity will be one of the priorities for “the limited resources available for new investments.” This new report presents the facts about the current state of the QIDS program – the make-up of QIDS partnerships, the number of FHTs, EMRs, physicians and rostered patients per QIDS FTE, and the current status of partnership agreements. The advice has been developed with feedback from AFHTO members on the QIDS Steering Committee, ED Advisory Council and at the QIDS Host Town Hall. If you are not part of a QIDS partnership and are seeking to join one, or if you are part of a partnership seeking additional QIDS capacity, this report will provide you with useful information. FHT Accountability Reform Application Package FHTs interested in moving towards greater budget flexibility must complete the Accountability Reform package included with the operating plan 2014/15. (This option is not yet available to NPLCs but is being considered for the following fiscal year.)  The application should reflect the work that you have completed over the years to ensure sound governance and accountability. If you have any questions about the application, you can contact AFHTO’s Governance and Leadership Lead at bryn.hamilton@afhto.ca Completing the application will also help identify development needs. Fundamentals of Governance  is now available on line to give teams the tools and resources to improve governance and address the deficiencies identified this year in the ministry accountability assessment.  The toolkit, guidance documents and peer facilitator support will ensure that primary care organizations can meet the requirements for the next fiscal year. Chiropractic in Primary Care The Ontario Chiropractic Association has produced a brochure on the role chiropractors could play on interprofessional teams. In the past other health professions have created similar resources for teams to consider incorporating their professions into the primary care team.