AFHTO’s Executive Director Advisory Council (EDAC) met on December 10th. This email highlights key items:
Ministry’s discussion paper on transformation plans is anticipated in next week or two. Response period is expected to run until the end of February.
In readiness, AFHTO members have taken a stand: AFHTO released statements on population-based primary care and transitioning care coordination resources to primary care based on input received from over 200 leaders from AFHTO member organizations during the October 28, 2015 Leadership Session. These new statements, with a reminder of related AFHTO statements on recruitment and retention and optimizing access to teams, were sent to the Minister, Deputy Minister and their staff, forwarded to LHIN CEOs and other health system stakeholders, and publicly posted on AFHTO’s Policy Positions web page.
Regional meetings to build relations and receive member input:
- 1hr web calls are being called for the “Leadership Triad” (EDs, Lead MD/NPs, and Board Chairs) from each region to hear initial response to the Ministry’s plans, and to determine FHT/NPLC leadership opportunities and support needs at the local level. Web calls are taking place the first two weeks of January – look for your calendar invite!
- Following advice and requests from EDAC and the Physician Leadership Council (PLC), AFHTO has facilitated initial meetings of small groups of FHT/NPLC leaders and their respective LHIN CEOs in 8 LHINs (North West, Central East, South West, Waterloo Wellington, Central, Erie St.Clair, Mississauga Halton, Toronto Central).
Indicators to be recommended for MOHLTC-FHT contract: Following from the membership vote, the AFHTO board approved a set of seven indicators to recommend to the Ministry as the replacement for Schedule E. Ministry will make final decisions. EDAC members were briefed on the membership survey results. The indicators, all from Data to Decisions (D2D) are: Patients Involved, Cervical Screening, Colorectal Screening, Childhood Immunization, Same/Next Day Appointment, Reasonable Wait, Diabetes Care. (Click here for data definitions.)
Program planning and reporting: A joint FHT/Ministry work group and QIDS Specialists have been working collaboratively to develop:
- Program Planning & Evaluation Framework to promote population-based planning and support the delivery of effective programs
- Indicator Catalogue to help teams in their indicator selection process (will include most common programs FHTs/NPLCs report on, along with program objectives linked to performance measures that are based on best practice clinical guidelines)
- Additional recommendations to improve the Schedule A template for reporting program plans.
Coming Soon….The Framework, Catalogue and Schedule A will be made available and an overview provided via webinar in early February.
Call for ED Mentor Volunteers: AFHTO has launched the ED Mentorship Program! Volunteer to be an ED Mentor and support the development of strong leadership across FHTs/NPLCs. Once mentors are selected, mentees will be identified and buddied up with a mentor in the New Year!
For “Privacy” Sake…Save the Date: AFHTO has partnered with DDO Health Law to offer FREE Privacy training & tools for EDs and Board Chairs to assist in their understanding of the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario’s (IPC/O) new privacy expectations. REGISTER NOW.
D2D 3.0 – 120+ teams have signed up…nearly 70% of FHT/NPLC members! It’s not too late to participate- click here or contact Greg Mitchell for resources. Check out the instructional webinar recording with a walkthrough of the D2D submission form, data dictionary and toolkit, all available online.
Up-to-date list of EDAC members can be found here.
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