Whether you are in one of the 47 Health Links have been approved to date, or will be participating in a future Health Link, the presentations listed below will give you an update on the progress of Health Link implementation to date. These presentations were made at a meeting last week for all the associations whose members are involved in Health Links. Points to note:

• AFHTO continues to hold monthly teleconferences for FHTs leading Health Links to raise and resolve common issues.  Please contact Clarys.Tirel@afhto.ca for further information.
• The 47 Health Links currently approved cover a geography that encompasses just over half of Ontario’s population.
• Expectation is that there will be 90+ Health Links covering the full province by some point in 2015.
• Initial “rapid cycle evaluation” is tracking four domains to understand how Health Links are evolving:
  • Identification of Complex Patients
  • Care Coordination
  • Patient Care
  • Patient Experience
• Future evaluation will address impact of Health Link model on system performance.
• A “Care Coordination Tool” is being developed for roll-out across the province.

Please click on the links below to access the following presentations:

• Health Link Status
• Health Link Rapid Cycle Evaluation
• Enabling Health Link with a Care Coordination Tool
• Coordinated care plan summary
• Coordinated care plan full
• HQO’s quality improvement supports for Health Links
• HQO’s BestPath supports for Health Links
• HQO Guide to Transitional Care Planning