QI Enablers Study

April 26, 2018 Seven iterations of D2D data show that some teams tend to improve more over time compared to others. AFHTO members want to know what some of the “tricks of the improvement trade” are so they can try them out in their own teams. This QI enablers study is aimed at learning more about what makes it easier or harder to improve so that all teams can take advantage of the wisdom from the field.

2018 Ontario Budget – A Plan for Care and Opportunity An overview of the Ontario government budget

Overview Today the Liberal government released their 2018 Ontario Budget entitled “A Plan for Care and Opportunity”.

The Emerging Role of Social Work in Primary Health Care: A Survey of Social Workers in Ontario Family Health Teams

Article published in Health & Social Work (February 2018)

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Announcing 2018 Call for Proposals ARTIC Implementation and Spread Funding

AFHTO members have just released the 7^th 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 (for the second time) at the sub-region level.

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On Mar. 1, 2018 City of Lakes FHT was recognized for its contribution to healthcare at Northern Life’s 15^th annual Community Builders Awards of Excellence. The award came soon after the team celebrated its 10^th anniversary. “What’s happened in the last 10 years, not just locally but across the province, there’s been a transformation,” says Dave Courtemanche, the team’s ED.