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AFHTO CEO to step down toward year end; Search for next CEO is launched
To the leaders of AFHTO’s member organizations: As AFHTO’s President, I’m writing to let you know our board of directors is launching the search for its next CEO.
AFHTO 2016 Conference: Presentation notifications sent out
Thank you to everyone who submitted an abstract for concurrent session and poster presentations at the AFHTO 2016 Conference. The working groups have now reviewed all submissions and a notification e-mail has been sent to each contact person. If you are part of a group that has prepared an abstract, please ensure your group contact has received an email including the words “AFHTO 2016 Conference” in the subject on June 3rd 2016.
Processes of patient-centred care in Family Health Teams: a qualitative study
Authors: Judith Belle Brown, PhD, Bridget L. Ryan, PhD, Cathy Thorpe, MA Published in CMAJ Open, click here for the full article.
Patients First Act: Opportunity to strengthen primary care
Government has taken a key step to move forward with its proposal for health care – the Patients First Act has been tabled in the legislature today. This legislation brings together all of the key health system players at a local level to focus on the unique health needs of people in communities across the province.
Care coordination in primary care: new HQO report and AFHTO case study
“Coordinating patient care is a fundamental role of primary care, which is the foundation of Ontario’s complex health system… However, patients do not always move through the system as smoothly as they could.”
Primary care must lead care coordination
We assert the role of primary care providers to lead care coordination.
The Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) endorses and embraces this position statement adopted with our colleagues in the Ontario Primary Care Council in November 2015. Primary care providers work to ensure access to interprofessional care for patients and identify a single point of contact to help patients and families navigate
Interested in serving on the AFHTO Board of Directors? Apply by July 5, 2016
Dear AFHTO members: Primary care is evolving in our province; government’s Patients First proposal is pointing to significant change. It is a VERY interesting time to be serving on the AFHTO board of directors! To maintain balanced representation on the board, priority consideration will be given to candidates who are:
Clinical consultation process for Strategic D2D indicators
D2D 4.0: Follow-Up after Hospitalization and Support for Tracking Phone Encounters
The membership vote is in, and the Follow-Up after hospitalization Indicator has been recommended for inclusion in D2D 4.0 as new indicator with the following definition: % of patients for whom timely (within 48 hours) discharge notification was received (any condition) and had a follow up (by any mode, any clinician) within 7 days of discharge.Primary care quality improvement: Is data the future?
Healthy Debate article published May 19, 2016. Article in full pasted below.
Authors: Vanessa Milne, Christopher Doig & Jill Konkin
Family doctors are being offered personalized reports that identify gaps in the quality of care they provide, from cancer screening to diabetes management. But can data really drive better performance?