IHP Communities of Practice
The IHP CoPs are are a member-driven initiative, led by dedicated IHP volunteers from teams across the province. They provide resources, advice and opportunities for your staff, helping them improve their performance which in turn benefits the whole team. Benefits of participation in a community of practice: Online community of primary care professionals working in similar […]
Osteoarthritis (OA) Tool
The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), the Arthritis Alliance of Canada (AAC), and the Centre for Effective Practice (CEP) have joined forces to develop the Osteoarthritis (OA) Tool to help health care providers understand that osteoarthritis is a common, treatable, chronic illness by providing a tool that helps providers: Identify, assess, and monitor OA […]
Help for Your 2018 QIPs
A Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) is “a public commitment to meet quality improvement goals. By developing a QIP, an organization outlines how they will address improving the quality of care it provides to its patients, residents or clients.” Health care organizations in Ontario are required to submit a QIP to Health Quality Ontario (HQO) by […]
Diabetes Care Composite Indicator
Interpretive Notes Steps to Improvement Data Quality Actions For UPDATED technical notes, please see page 26 of the Data Dictionary. Interpretive Notes Tips to help you understand the data and put it in context. The Diabetes Care Score represents the % of diabetes measures (aspects of care) that a team’s patient population has achieved. For example, […]
Board Structure and Development
Please share your resources to help build our library. Role of the Board Board Accountability Statement – London FHT [PDF[ Board of Directors Guidelines – New Vision FHT [PDF] Board Governance – New Vision FHT [downloadable Word document] Board of Directors Guidelines – New Vision FHT [PDF] Return to the Library of Organizational Policies and Procedures. Board Development and […]
Moving beyond measurement to improvement: How can we do that?
Now, more than ever, we need to show the value of team-based primary care. Your team can help by sharing your stories via AFHTO’s QI enablers study. AFHTO members have gained the respect of many through their high and ongoing participation in D2D. It is not enough to just measure, though. The next step is […]
Privacy Resources from OntarioMD
OntarioMD (OMD) has launched a new online Privacy and Security Training Module along with other privacy resources. In addition to being a critical obligation for Health Information Custodians, privacy and security training is necessary to support access to provincial digital health assets, such as the ConnectingOntario Clinical Viewer, HRM, eNotifications, and OLIS – along with future digital […]
Health & Safety inspections: New tools and resources to help you be ready
Let’s Get Ready… for Health & Safety! The provincial Ministry of Labour (MoL) is visiting family practice health teams (FHTs & CHCs) across Ontario to carry out proactive inspections. These inspections are designed to determine compliance with the Ontario Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and associated regulations. AFHTO has partnered with Public Services Health & […]
Information to Action
Information to Action is a collection of resources and tools that teams can use to start improving the quality of care they deliver now. Through Information to Action, we will provide dedicated support to teams interested in using the momentum of D2D to move from measurement to improvement. It is also meant to teach us what […]
Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA) Webinar
Starting in Fall 2017, the provincial Ministry of Labour (MOL) is conducting proactive inspections of family practice health teams (FHTs & CHCs) across Ontario. These inspections are intended to determine compliance with the Ontario Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and associated regulations. AFHTO has partnered with Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA) to help […]