Data to Decisions eBulletin #47: EMR tools to help you keep getting better
Better interventions for childhood obesity: New research is exploring how to reduce childhood obesity through better monitoring of infant growth in primary care. Be a part of it by completing a 5-minute, 16-question online survey. Questions? Contact Sarah Carsley for more information. Patient-specific targets for blood sugar control: New tools to set and track individualized […]
Individualized HbA1c Targets
Why? Better care for patients with diabetes Standardized HbA1C targets do not take into account the complexity and diversity of our patient populations. Even targets that vary by age may not be sufficiently flexible; for example, a frail elderly person should have a higher target than a relatively robust person, even if their age is […]
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) Resource
On June 17, 2016, the federal government passed legislation to amend the criminal code to allow access to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) for those who are eligible. To support physicians and nurse practitioners (clinicians), the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care engaged the Centre for Effective Practice to develop a resource to help clinicians […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #46: Using D2D for annual reporting
Consider using D2D data for your QIP and annual operating plan: D2D 4.1 will be released in early 2017. You’ll be able to incorporate refreshed data from your new Primary Care Practice Report and use your updated results in your annual program and quality improvement plans. Keep an eye on this page for updates. Speaking […]
RNAO funding Tobacco and Nicotine Intervention
Request for Proposal: TNI Implementation Site Application 2016-2017 The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) is requesting applications from interested and eligible health care organizations to become Tobacco and Nicotine Intervention (TNI) Implementation Sites. A letter of intent to apply is due on Nov 30th, 2016. Applications must be received by the RNAO before 4:00 […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #45: EMR data quality: even better than we were yesterday
Are you getting the most out of your EMR? The EMR Progress Assessment (EPA) from OntarioMD will show you where you’re at and help you develop a plan to get where you want to be. NEW: QIDS Specialists can now access this tool. If your EMR could show you which patients had depression, how would […]
QIDS Specialists access to the EMR Progress Assessment tool: An AFHTO & OntarioMD collaboration
The OntarioMD/AFHTO EPA collaboration is a project designed to provide QIDS Specialists access to a customized version of the OntarioMD EMR Progress Assessment (EPA). The EPA can then be employed by physicians to assess their current and desired level of EMR maturity. The EPA helps identify areas of improvement and serves as a starting point […]
2016 Poster Gallery
Thank you to all of our poster presenters who came to the AFHTO 2016 conference. Posters were submitted by interprofessional health teams across the province. Like the concurrent session presentations, they represent the full breadth of professions within collaborative primary care and showcase evidence-based, impactful innovations that will be useful to other teams. Poster descriptions […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #44: Did you know you can print your D2D report?
You can now print the D2D report – even if you didn’t contribute data! You can create a printed version of your team and peer group’s data from the interactive D2D web page. If you didn’t contribute data, you can still print out the performance of your preferred peer group for comparison. This makes it […]
Webinar | Choosing Wisely and Patient Centredness: Mutually Exclusive?
A Primary Care Perspective Tune in October 6th, 12PM ET to listen to Dr. Anthony Train (Calgary) and Dr. Kimberly Wintemute (Toronto) suggest communication strategies and practical tools that encourage the kind of shared decision-making in which patients come to understand that some tests and treatments do not add value to their care, and may […]
Member input on future Ministry contract – Oct. 17 discussion document
Key themes that have emerged so far in AFHTO consultation with members – team culture, the relationship between physicians and the FHT, and how that relationship is influenced by the Ministry-FHT contract, Ministry-FHO contracts, and the formal or “unwritten” contract between FHT and FHO. This discussion document summarizes the background and issues in these and other topics […]
Health Link Leaders: Tools, Resources and Updates
This section provides tools, resources and updates for Health Link leaders to support knowledge translation and promote a culture of continuous learning. Materials to support the members of the Health Link Community of Practice (CoP) will be posted here. October 2, 2016: AFHTO’s Health Links CoP to Wind Down AFHTO is currently facing a number […]
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 […]
Diabetes Care
Primary care teams are doing better than most in diabetes management. And what’s more, we’re getting better faster than most. This might not be that surprising to AFHTO members, almost all of whom have well-developed diabetes programs. What might be a bit of a shock is how far we have yet to go. While about 60% of patients with diabetes might […]
AFHTO ED Mentorship Program
AFHTO’s Executive Director Mentorship Program connects experienced EDs with new EDs who feel they would benefit from the support of a mentor. Executive directors and admin leads play a key role as leaders, facilitators, and links within their teams and across their communities, with their peers, staff, physicians, boards, patients, and other system leaders. Mentoring is about supporting […]
NPLC Leadership Council – Members and Contact List
Names and contact information for the AFHTO NPLC Leadership Council members: Organization Name First Name Surname Name Role E-mail Belleville NPLC Karen Clayton-Roberts Karen Clayton-Roberts Clinical Lead kclayton-roberts@cogeco.net Georgina NPLC Beth Cowper-Fung Beth Cowper-Fung Clinical Lead beth.cowperfung@gnplc.ca Ingersoll NPLC Sue Tobin Sue Tobin Clinical Lead stobin@ingersollnplc.ca VON NPLC – Lakeshore Lisa Ekblad Lisa Ekblad Clinical […]
Diabetes Care Composite Indicator – D2D 3.0
Click on the following links to access: 1. Technical notes 2. Interpretive notes 3. Data quality actions – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team 4. Potential actions related to processes of care – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team
Emergency department visits – all conditions
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 36 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help […]
Review of registries of specific chronic conditions
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 48 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help you […]
Smoking status
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 47 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help you […]
Influenza immunization
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 46 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help […]
Medication reconciliation
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 45 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help […]
Reconciliation of diagnoses
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 44 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help […]
Diabetic cholesterol management
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 43 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help […]
Diabetes screening
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 42 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help […]
Hypertension screening
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 41 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help […]
Coumadin management
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 40 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help […]
Diabetic management assessment
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 38 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help […]
Breast cancer screening
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 37 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help […]
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 […]
Emergency department visits for conditions best managed elsewhere
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 49 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help you […]
Ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 35 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help […]
Concerned about your feelings
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 34 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help […]
Take your concerns seriously
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 33 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help […]
Say what was important
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 32 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help […]
Find out your concerns
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 31 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help […]
Spend Enough Time
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 30 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help […]
Personal problems related to health condition
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 28 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help […]
Patients Rostered
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 10 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help you understand the quality of your data […]
Patient experience: Ask Questions – D2D 3.0
Click on the following links to access: 1. Technical notes 2. Interpretive notes 3. Data quality actions – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team 4. Potential actions related to processes of care – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team Note: The files linked […]
Patients Served
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions For technical notes, please see page 9 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. Data Quality Actions Tips to help you understand the quality of your data and, if necessary, take steps to improve it.
EMR Data quality – D2D 3.0
1. Technical notes 2. Interpretive notes 3. Data quality actions – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team 4. Potential actions related to processes of care – N/A
SAMI score – D2D 3.0
Click on the following links to access: 1. Technical notes 2. Interpretive notes 3. Data quality actions – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team 4. Potential actions related to processes of care – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team
Patient experience: ask questions
Interpretive Notes Data Quality Actions Potential Actions Related to Quality of Care Information on this indicator related to D2D 3.0 can be found here. For technical notes, please see page 29 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. The performance shown on these indicators […]
Childhood Immunization – D2D 3.0
Click on the following links to access: Technical notes Interpretive notes Data quality actions – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team Potential actions related to processes of care – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team
Readmissions to hospital – D2D 3.0
Click on the following links to access: 1. Technical notes 2. Interpretive notes 3. Data quality actions – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team 4. Potential actions related to processes of care – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team
Cost – D2D 3.0
Click on the following links to access: 1. Technical notes 2. Interpretive notes 3. Data quality actions – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team 4. Potential actions related to processes of care – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team
Cervical Cancer Screening – D2D 3.0
Click on the following links to access: 1. Technical notes 2. Interpretive notes 3. Data quality actions – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team 4. Potential actions related to processes of care – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team
Regular primary care provider – individual and team – D2D 3.0
Click on the following links to access: 1. Technical notes Individual Team 2. Interpretive notes Individual Team 3. Data quality actions – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team Individual Team 4. Potential actions related to processes of care – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other […]
Reasonable wait for appointment – D2D 3.0
Click on the following links to access: 1. Technical notes 2. Interpretive notes 3. Data quality actions – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team 4. Potential actions related to processes of care – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team
Patient satisfaction with office staff – D2D 3.0
Click on the following links to access: 1. Technical notes 2. Interpretive notes 3. Data quality actions – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team 4. Potential actions related to processes of care – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team
Patient experience: involved – D2D 3.0
Click on the following links to access: 1. Technical notes 2. Interpretive notes 3. Data quality actions – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team 4. Potential actions related to processes of care – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team
Same/Next Day Appointments – D2D 3.0
Click on the following links to access: 1. Technical notes 2. Interpretive notes 3. Data quality actions – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team 4. Potential actions related to processes of care – Actions and ideas to consider and discuss with clinical leads and other members of the team
EMR Queries for D2D – Diabetes Care Composite Indicator
The queries below were developed by QIDSS and the EMR Communities of Practice. They will help you extract data to monitor diabetes care, and they can also help you prepare the data for submission to D2D. Why Diabetes? There are two reasons to include a diabetes care indicator in D2D. The main reason is […]
EMR queries for D2D – EMR Data Quality: Smoking Status Complete
Please find below EMR queries developed by QIDSS and the EMR Communities of Practice that will help you extract data for submission to D2D. Telus PS Accuro Nightingale OSCAR P&P NOTE: All queries are tested and validated prior to release. However, changes that take place after the queries are released may affect how accurate […]
EMR queries for D2D – Patients served
The EMR queries below were developed by QIDSS and the EMR Communities of Practice to help you prepare data for D2D submission. Telus PS Accuro Nightingale OSCAR P&P NOTE: All queries are tested and validated prior to release. However, changes that take place after the queries are released may affect how accurate they are. […]
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 […]
Case Study: Learning about unionization from ten FHTs
About 25 FHTs across the province have unionized workplaces. AFHTO, in partnership with the Osborne Group, has prepared a case study for AFHTO members which looks at the advice and learnings from 10 of these FHTs. Even with the anticipated increase in funding, compensation in primary care will remain below market comparators, and so the […]
QIP Analyses: Insights into Quality Improvement
Each year, Health Quality Ontario (HQO) produces Insights into Quality Improvement, this report highlights exceptional change ideas, emerging trends, and lessons learned from the previous year’s QIPs that can help organizations as they develop their yearly QI initiatives. The summary reports on Primary Care QIPs are available here: Engaging with Patients: Stories and Successes from […]
Input Needed for Family Caregiver Engagement Snapshot by The Change Foundation
As part of their 2015-2020 strategic plan, The Change Foundation is working to improve the experience of family caregivers as they help their family members transition through and interact with Ontario’s health and community care systems. As part of this work, they’re aiming to compile a baseline snapshot of established family caregiver engagement activities in […]
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 […]
Experiencing Aging: A Health Care Reality Check from The Change Foundation
Health care services are created with the patients in mind, right? How would your perspective change if you had limited mobility, couldn’t hear properly and had restricted vision? That’s what many seniors experience every day. It’s time for a reality check. The Change Foundation has released two Experiencing Aging videos (also referred to as the […]
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 […]
EMR Data Management Committee (EMR-DM)
The purpose of the EMR Data Management (EMR-DM) subcommittee is to facilitate improvement of quality of care through the implementation and enhancement of EMR data management tools by: Guiding the development of a working knowledge base of functionality requirements and utilization strategies, Prioritizing issues identified, And leveraging relationships with vendors and supply chain partners to […]
Indicators Working Group (IWG)
The working group, essentially a sub-committee of the QIDS Steering Committee (QSC) informs the development and implementation of indicators, processes and principles for measuring, reporting and ultimately driving continued high performance in primary care. Terms of Reference Membership List and Contact Information
Quality Steering Committee (QSC)
Within a framework of policies and priorities established by AFHTO board, QSC sets specific project priorities and objectives to demonstrate the value of team-based primary care and ultimately improve the quality of care delivered QSC Terms of Reference Revised April 2019 QSC Members LIST Revised July 2021
EMR-DM Membership List
Membership and contact information for the EMR Data Management Subcommittee (EMR-DM) Member Role Affiliation Email Phone Andrew King EMR Product Strategy and Planning Consultant Ontario MD Andrew.King@ontariomd.com 416-623-1248 Brice Wong QIDS Specialist Windsor FHT bwong@windsorfht.ca 226-787-2074 Carol Mulder Provincial Lead – QIDS program AFHTO carol.mulder@afhto.ca 647-234-9470 Craig Nicks Executive Director Stratford FHT CNicks@sfht.on.ca 519-273-7017 Darren […]
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 […]
Case Study: Embedding Care Coordinators in your team
AFHTO, in partnership with the Osborne Group, has prepared a case study for AFHTO members which looks at how five Family Health Teams (Mount Forest FHT, Sunnybrook Academic FHT, City of Lakes FHT, Guelph FHT,* and South East Toronto FHT) have effectively embedded the Care Coordinator role within primary care. Their advice to other primary care teams, and the lessons they […]
Governance For Quality Training
The presentation slide decks for the Effective Governance for Quality in Primary Care Workshops, updated for 2016, are now available. To access them, see the links below (note: the workshop has 8 modules, each with a separate slide deck). What is Effective Governance for Quality in Primary Care? Effective Governance for Quality in Primary Care is an evidence-based training […]
Patient Decision Aids
Patient decision aids are tools that help people become involved in decision making by making explicit the decision that needs to be made, providing information about the options and outcomes, and by clarifying personal values. They are designed to complement, rather than replace, counseling from a health practitioner. The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute has developed […]
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 […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #32: Using EMRs to reflect team’s contribution to care
Progress with a better measure of 7-day follow-up: As an important first step in measuring what your team REALLY does for follow-up after hospitalization, we are working with our EMR communities of practice to develop queries and processes to track phone encounters in your EMR. Learn more at the links above, and/or talk to your […]
Exploring Health Equity
Health equity is achieved when people are able to reach their full health potential and receive high-quality care that is fair and appropriate to them and their needs, no matter where they live, what they have or who they are. AFHTO is committed to helping members work towards this goal and to identify gaps and […]
Hire a Student: Funding & Placement Programs
Canada Summer Jobs 2016: Deadline Extended The deadline to apply for funding for a summer student through the Canada Summer Jobs Program has been extended to March 11, 2016. Private, public, and not-for-profit employers are eligible for this funding. Not-for profit employers can receive funding for up to 100% of minimum wage; public and private sector […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #31: 7-day follow-up indicator changes
You are not alone in seeing a big drop in your team’s 7-day follow-up. The definition has changed – click here for more information. Need more data for your QIP or AOP? Group-level Primary Care Practice Reports: new version online with more information than was available in December, for those who signed up before October […]
HQO Patient and Family Council Guides
In consultation with patients and providers, Health Quality Ontario, has developed a series of guides aimed at helping advisory councils in any health sector get started and maintain momentum. By providing practical tips and tools, the guides assist patient and family advisory councils in focusing on recruiting for diversity, choosing meaningful projects, and creating an effective […]
CORE Back Tool- now updated
In 2012, the Centre for Effective Practice (CEP) was engaged by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care as part of their provincial Low Back Pain Strategy. To address the healthcare provider education component of this strategy, CEP developed a toolkit for primary care providers, provided in-person education sessions as well as an […]
Provincial Guidelines for Epilepsy Surgery Referrals in Ontario
Critical Care Services Ontario has recently released the Provincial Guidelines for Epilepsy Surgery Referrals in Ontario. This provides recommendations to referring physicians on appropriate evidence-based diagnostic and therapeutic referrals for patients who are determined to have medically-refractory epilepsy. It defines evidence-based indications for epilepsy surgery with careful consideration given to the paediatric population. This document […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #30: Higher quality and lower cost
News Flash: Patients of higher quality teams have lower healthcare costs! From D2D 3.0 comes concrete evidence that the work you put into quality does make a difference! Early notice that D2D 4.0 is now scheduled for Fall 2016. Watch this space for emerging details. Focus Groups with IHPs – looking beyond measurement to improvement […]
Higher quality care linked to lower healthcare costs
The biggest news coming out of D2D 3.0 is the concrete data that higher quality comprehensive, patient-centered care is related to lower healthcare costs. Data to Decisions (D2D) is making an impact well beyond what it means to individual teams. In addition to showing teams how they compare to their peers, D2D is making it easier […]
Re: Update on Compensation Commitment Announced in 2016-17 Provincial Budget 2016-17
Dear Colleagues As we all now know, the Government announced in their budget funding for compensation related to interprofessional primary care teams. Specifically, the commitment stated: “To ensure these clinics (CHCs, NPLCs, FHTs, AHACs and nursing stations) can effectively recruit and retain qualified interprofessional staff in primary care settings, Ontario will invest an additional […]
ED Mentor Resources
AFHTO’s Executive Director mentorship program, developed in response to member requests, aims to provide peer support for any member EDs or Administrative Leads who feel they could benefit from it. We strive to match mentors and mentees whose teams work in similar environments, taking into consideration geography, size, governance structure, academic or Francophone status, and other characteristics […]
CCO Cancer Screening & Advance Care Planning QI Toolkits
Cancer Care Ontario is pleased to share two updated Quality Improvement Toolkits. These resources have been developed to support Ontario’s inter-professional, team-based primary care organizations with their annual Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs), which are due to Health Quality Ontario by April 1st. Cancer Screening Quality Improvement Toolkit This toolkit has been developed to assist primary […]
AFHTO & MOHLTC Joint Webinar: Program Development for FY 2016-17
AFHTO & the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care have introduced a suite of program planning and evaluation tools, created by AFHTO and the Ministry to assist our member teams in developing programs for the 2016-17 fiscal Program Planning & Evaluation Framework [PDF]: developed jointly between AFHTO member ED Work Group and the Ministry, the framework […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #29: Quality Improvement focus groups with IHPs
Moving beyond measurement to improvement in interprofessional care – Focus groups with IHPs are being set up now – please visit our site for more information and pass this on to your IHPs. How is D2D working for you? AFHTO is partnering with Dan Wagner (MSc student) and Dr. Noah Ivers to find out so […]
Rules of Engagement: Meaningful patient engagement initiatives
Rules of Engagement: Lessons from PANORAMA [PDF] serves as a resource for health providers and professionals, outlining key moments in the engagement process that require extra thought and preparation. These recommendations can help ensure that patient engagement initiatives deliver results for organizations, and also make participants feel valued and respected in the process. The PANORAMA Panel was […]
New privacy tools available for AFHTO members
As you know, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC/O) has provided further guidance as to their expectations for Health Information Custodians, specifically with respect to physician practices and Family Health Teams. To assist our members in understanding and meeting the new privacy criteria, we have partnered with DDO Law to provide our members with […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #28: Are you a high-performing team?
ONLY THREE MORE DAYS to complete the QI capacity survey. Help answer the question: “what does it take to be a really high performing team?” You can also see the valuable information generated by previous versions of the survey. Check out the launch of D2D 3.0 and review the overall results from you and your […]
D2D 3.0 Launch – Orientation Webinar
D2D 3.0 Orientation Webinars were held on February 1, 2016 AFHTO is pleased to announce the launch of D2D 3.0. Thank you to all teams who contributed to the report and are helping to advance manageable, meaningful, measurement in primary care. The purpose of these webinars is to familiarize members with the interactive display of […]
Bariatric Surgery #3: Advanced Bariatric Nutrition
This is the third of a 3-part free webinar series presented in an unique collaboration between the Association of Family Health Teams (AFHTO) + Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiology (DOC) Network + FHT RD Network of Ontario + PHCAG. Jennifer Brown-Vowles, MSc, RD, of The Ottawa Hospital Weight Management Clinic and Bariatric Surgery Program will continue the webinar […]
Preventing Childhood Obesity: A Clinical Tool
Most primary care providers in Ontario see young patients and their families who are at risk of developing obesity. We know that adolescents with obesity are more likely to be have obesity as adults and face greater risk for heart disease, stroke, some cancers and depression. We also know obesity puts patients at higher risk for […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #27: D2D 3.0 report goes live Feb.1
Sign up for the Feb. 1st launch of the D2D 3.0 report for a look at how your team stacks up with the nearly 120 teams that contributed data. Also, get a first look at the new indicators for D2D 4.0. Calling all EDs! Please complete the QI Capacity survey by Feb. 7, 2016 – […]
Diabetes – Potential actions related to processes of care
Assuming you have established that the data are good enough to direct action AND that improving performance in this area is a priority for your team, you may wish to discuss the following options with your clinical leaders, Quality Improvement committees, team staff and/or patients: Discuss with your team how adding IHPs to the team […]
Statistics Canada recruiting for 2016 Census
The next mandatory census will take place in May 2016 and Statistics Canada will be hiring approximately 35,000 people across the country to assist in its collection. As such, members are asked to post the documents below in their waiting rooms so patients are made aware of these job opportunities. CCR-002-16-EL_Recruitment tear away poster CCR-013-16-EL_Recruitment_bilingual_poster_8 […]
Bariatric Surgery #2: Early/Common Post-Op Complications
This is the second of a 3-part free webinar series presented in an unique collaboration between the Association of Family Health Teams (AFHTO) + Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiology (DOC) Network + FHT RD Network of Ontario + PHCAG. Jennifer Brown-Vowles, MSc, RD, of The Ottawa Hospital Weight Management Clinic and Bariatric Surgery Program continued the webinar series […]
Data to Decisions eBulletin #26: One week left to submit D2D 3.0 data!
D2D 3.0 data submission PLANNED DOWNTIME: The D2D 3.0 submission platform will be closed this weekend (January 9 to 10, 2016) for technical updates. Data submission reopens on Monday morning until the end of day Friday, January 15, 2016. Use the steps outlined on the D2D 3.0 planning and prep page for submitting your data. […]