Quality is a direct outcome of the primary health care principles of equity, accessibility, cost-effectiveness, sustainability and partnership with our community partners.
Family Health Teams have been engaged in quality improvement initiatives for the last two years. The Quality Improvement and Innovation Partnership (QIIP), part of Health Quality Ontario (HQO), is a key partner in moving the quality improvement agenda forward in primary health care. As part of its core activity in quality improvement, QIIP is working with FHTs by facilitating their participation in multi-session Learning Collaboratives.
Health Quality Ontario (HQO) is an agency of the Government of Ontario that has the mandate to monitor and report on the quality of Ontario’s publicly-funded health system and to support continuous quality improvement. Each year, the OHQC develops an annual report that about Ontario’s health system and where improvements could be made to the quality of your healthcare – click here for the most recent Quality Monitor Report.
The Quality Book of Tools is a comprehensive collection of practice management and clinical care indicators for improving quality in primary care, family practice settings in Ontario. It was initially developed following an international review and modified Delphi process in 2008-2009 and a website launched in 2011 (www.qualitybookoftools.ca ).
