Annual Priorities for the 2020/21 Quality Improvement Plans
Health Quality Ontario (HQO) has launched the priorities for the 2020/21 Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs). The 2019/20 QIPs prioritized three core themes: timely and efficient transitions, service excellence, and safe and effective care. These themes remain key priorities and align with the Quadruple Aim of improving the patient and caregiver experience, improving the health […]
QIDS-ESSENTIAL: The Making & Meaning of the Quality Improvement Decision Support program
Edited introduction from QIDS-Essential: The Making and Meaning of the Quality Improvement Decision Support (QIDS) Program As the QIDS program turned five in the Fall of 2018, the QIDS Secretariat within AFHTO decided that the milestone merited not just another report or case study but a different kind of account, one that would capture […]
Bits & Pieces: GoodLife 7-day trial available, summer perks, patient-centered performance measurement & more
Your Weekly News & Updates In this Issue: GoodLife 7-day trial available Summer perks Patient-centered performance measurement Project ECHO Ontario Bariatric Network – update your knowledge on post bariatric care and obesity management Seeking caregiver input Join the Ontario Quality Standards Committee Upcoming events including Considerations for Primary Care Teams as a Not-for-Profit Corporation […]
2019/20 Quality Improvement Plans available
In April Health Quality Ontario received 1,024 Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs) from hospitals, primary care organizations, long-term care homes, and LHIN home and community care services across Ontario. All of the 2019/20 QIPs are now available on QIP Navigator. You can use the Download QIPs tool to download the full QIP of any organization, or […]
D2D 5.1: Getting Started and Changing Gears
AFHTO members have just released the 7th iteration of their performance measurement report, Data to Decisions 5.1. Voluntary participation in team-level measurement remains high. 90% of members have contributed so far, with over 60% in D2D 5.1. This makes D2D 5.1 a unique picture of primary care across the province, at the LHIN level, and […]
D2D 5.0: Demonstrating the value of primary care teams – AGAIN!
The results are in for D2D 5.0. As usual, AFHTO members have full access to all the data through the interactive report. A summary of performance at the province and LHIN levels is available on AFHTO’s public web page. Some of the highlights from this most recent release of D2D are listed below. The good […]
D2D 4.1: Starting to move beyond measurement
Today’s release of Data to Decisions (D2D) 4.1 contains early signals that variation in performance between teams is decreasing. Reducing variation is an important goal in quality improvement. So the observed change is an early and encouraging signal that the needle on performance is starting to move in response to measurement. In the meantime, data from D2D […]
D2D 3.0: Progress in meaningful measurement for primary care
Today’s release of Data to Decisions (D2D) 3.0 demonstrates significant progress by family health teams and nurse practitioner-led clinics to advance manageable and meaningful measurement for improved patient care. AFHTO members are guided by the Starfield Principles – focusing on the relationship with patients and the primary care team’s ability to deliver the care patients […]
Video: Why D2D Matters – A family doctor’s perspective
Data to Decisions (D2D) is a membership-wide report on performance in primary care. In this 4 minute video, Dr. Michelle Greiver, North York FHT, describes the reasons she values Data to Decisions. Share this video with your colleagues, physicians and board members to start conversations about how your team could benefit from D2D. Next steps […]
D2D 2.0 report release: AFHTO members advance primary care measurement
AFHTO members are leading the way to advance manageable and meaningful measurement across primary care. This work is critical. Around the world, cost-effective, high-performing health systems are based on a strong foundation of comprehensive primary care; robust measurement is a mandatory ingredient for strengthening that foundation. D2D 2.0 demonstrates significant progress in this journey: More […]