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Announcing AFHTO 2014 Bright Lights Award Winners!
AFHTO has awarded 12 innovators in ten categories for their work in making meaningful changes toward improving the patient experience, improving health outcomes and reducing healthcare costs. There were seven total themes and three special awards. Six of the 12 award recipients will receive education grants.
AFHTO launches Data to Decisions 1.0: comparing measures across teams for the first time
Data to Decisions 1.0: Advancing Primary Care (D2D 1.0) is the tangible result of our collective “get started” effort in team-based performance measurement across the AFHTO membership. D2D 1.0 is a summary of primary care data that are currently available, comparable and mean the most to AFHTO members in their efforts to advance quality of care for their patients. AFHTO members can access D2D 1.0 in the Members Only website.
AFHTO’s 2014 Annual Report to the Members is now available
The 2014 Annual Report gives insight into the progress of AFHTO members – family health teams and nurse practitioner-led clinics – collectively supported by their association, to move toward their shared vision.
Data to Decisions 1.0 report launches TODAY! Join the Webinar Today (Oct 1, 4 – 5 pm) or tomorrow (Oct 2, 12-1 pm)
The on-line tool -- Data to Decisions 1.0: Advancing Primary Care (D2D 1.0) – has been posted on the AFHTO’s members-only website.
D2D 1.0 is a summary of primary care data that are currently available, comparable and mean the most to AFHTO members in their efforts to advance quality of care for their patients. The report displays data submitted anonymously by 50 teams. It can be used by ALL members – whether or not your team has contributed data.
AFHTO 2014 Conference: Minister & keynote speakers confirmed; Registration still open
We are very pleased to welcome the Hon. Dr. Eric Hoskins and other keynote speakers: Special Keynote: Hon. Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Health and Long-Term Care 
Dr. Eric Hoskins was first elected to the Ontario legislature as the MPP for St. Paul's in 2009.
Rural or Urban
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Self-described nature of the community the health team is located in (rural vs urban)
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AFHTO 2014 Conference: One week left to register at “early-bird” rate, prices go up at 5pm on Sept. 22
Book by September 22 to take advantage of discounted rates
Public Health guidance on Ebola and MERS-CoV / Health Care Provider Hotline - 1-866-212-2272
AFHTO is forwarding the following updates from Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health. We have learned that only some of our members are receiving these updates from local Public Health Units, and so we are sending these updates to ensure all are informed.
Advancing primary care measurement with D2D 1.0 and the Starfield Model
Two big steps in our progress to measure, improve and demonstrate the value of interprofessional primary care:
Access to hospital discharge data
Participation of health team in a service that provides automated near-real-time updating of the health team’s EMR with information about hospital discharges of the team’s patients via one of the following services: Hospital Report Manager (HRM), Physician Office Integration (POI), Timely Discharge Information System (TDIS) or Southwest Physician Office Interface to Regional EMR (SPIRE)