Webinar – Launch of D2D 4.0 Interactive Report
The D2D 4.0 Interactive Report is now live. Launch webinars were held on September 29 at 8:30 am and 3:30 pm providing a summary of the results. It was recorded for the benefit of those who were unable to attend or wish to review it – see below. An Orientation webinar has also been recorded to […]
Minister’s mandate letter/ Compensation funding letters out “in weeks, not months”
This morning, government released Premier Wynne’s mandate letters to her Ministers, and the Health Minister spoke at the annual NPAO conference. Key points for members below. Government’s top 10 overall priorities included one health item: “Building a health care system everyone can rely on by improving the availability of same-day, after-hours and weekend care, and […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #40: Submission platform to open next week!
D2D 4.0 Data submission opens on Wednesday, August 10. Tools are available here to help get you started. Need a refresher? Register here to attend a walk-through webinar on August 11. The webinar will be recorded for those who cannot attend it live. Standardized queries for the EMR-based D2D indicators: Check out our updated standardized […]
Building Collaboration: Case Study based on QIDS Partnerships
Patients First calls for collaboration across subLHIN regions. It also calls for spreading measurement for quality improvement and performance monitoring. AFHTO members’ experience in building QIDS partnerships (about 150 AFHTO member organizations are actively involved) provides a foundation for both these objectives. These QIDS partnerships have been a critical ingredient in the advances AFHTO members […]
Looking beyond measurement to improvement in interprofessional care: focus groups with IHPs
In January and February of 2016, we conducted a series of focus groups with AFHTO-member Interprofessional Health Care Providers (IHPs) about what you need in order to get better at what you do – and about how we can get better at helping you with that. We heard a lot of great information from these […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #37: Data Dictionary and Step-by-Step Guide released
Just released: Data Dictionary and Step-by-Step Guide to participate in D2D 4.0. Look for them on our updated planning and preparation page along with some tips on what you can do to prepare for data submission (opening August). Ensure you have the most up-to-date data: The next Primary Care Practice Team Report will be released […]
Primary Care input needed on interface with child and youth mental health services
Many families first attempt to access child and youth mental health care through you; their family doctor, pediatrician, walk-in clinic or hospital emergency department. Primary care professionals often report feeling ill-equipped to manage child and youth mental health concerns. To further complicate matters, community-based child and youth mental health services typically have limited funding and […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #36: Your data, your story
AFHTO is capturing widespread attention: Stories about the measurement and improvement work that AFHTO members are doing together have been accepted at four major primary care conferences (see below). These presentations will be posted on the AFHTO website at the close of each conference: Trillium Primary Health Care Research Day (June 1) North American Primary […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #34: Tracking new evidence in follow-up, give your input to refine D2D indicator in survey
D2D refinement survey: D2D is AFHTO’s way of influencing primary care reporting on your behalf. Please tell us what you want D2D to include so it can best reflect your team and your association. Please complete the survey before May 18. Evidence about the impact of follow-up after hospitalization! VERY new analysis provides long-awaited evidence […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #33: Collecting feedback to refine D2D
Membership wide survey coming out next week to guide any changes for D2D 4.0. We need you and your colleagues’ input to determine what is manageable and meaningful for members. Changes emerging from your input will be released in June with the updated Data Dictionary. IHP focus groups are done, all 6 of them! Summary […]