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Health Links Early Adopters

• Jan. 25, 2013

Mary Kardos Burton: Director, bestPATH (interim)

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Health Quality Ontario: What do we do?

• Evidence evaluation

– Advice on uptake and funding for health services and new health technologies – Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee (OHTAC) – Evidence Development and Standards (EDS)

• Quality Improvement

– Quality Improvement Plans (Acute Care & Primary Care) – Quality Improvement Initiatives: Residents First, Advanced Access, Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) and now: bestPATH

• Health system reporting and measurement/evaluation

– Quality Monitor: Multi-sector health system reporting – Long Term Care, Home Care, Patient Safety reporting

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bestPATH and Health Links Objectives How can we support you?

– Improvement packages informed by evidence

• To assist with the coordination of care across sectors
• Transitions
• Chronic Disease Management
• Supporting Health Independence

– Coaching Support & Capacity Building Expertise

• To facilitate: patient/family engagement, improvement methods for

streamlining and efficiency, change management, team building

– Measurement framework, reporting infrastructure, collection and analysis expertise

• To meet operational, results based and evaluation metrics, this reporting

database will track your Health Link’s progress on outcomes and processes while minimizing the data collection burden

– Share system wide information on best practices across sectors

• Webinars
• Regular best practice updates/case studies/ discussions

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What are the next steps?

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Who do we contact?

Contact: Mary Kardos Burton Director, bestPATH (interim) 416.323.6868 x 239 bestpath@hqontario.ca www.hqontario.ca

Each Health Links Coordinator and LHIN will be contacted to discuss their needs for support from bestPATH including business plan development.

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