First time release of data from 5-year FHT evaluation study
The first set of data from the Ministry-sponsored five-year FHT evaluation study was released last week to 118 FHTs. These FHTs had participated in at least one of three 2009 surveys – facility, patient, and provider – conducted by the Conference Board of Canada evaluation team. In 2009, the 134 FHTs in waves 1 […]
2012 Ontario Budget: Highlights for FHTs
The central goal of the 2012 Ontario Budget is captured in the title of its news release: “A Plan to Balance the Budget, Create Jobs, Protect Education and Health Care.” The key sections for FHTs are “Transforming Health Care” and “A LONG-TERM PLAN FOR PUBLIC-SECTOR COMPENSATION”. FHTs may also be affected by the push for more […]
Updates from meeting with MOHLTC Primary Health Care Branch
AFHTO’s Operational Issues Working Group met yesterday (March 6) with Mary Fleming, Director of Primary Health Care Branch; Richard Yampolsky, Program Manager, FHT Implementation; Gayle Barr, Senior Program Consultant; and Erin Weinkauf, Program Analyst. Flexibility in Operating Plans and Budgets The need for greater flexibility, consistency and transparency in budgets was the central theme throughout […]
Updates on AFHTO support for members
Advancing a Performance-Oriented Model for Primary Care One of AFHTO’s strategic directions is to build evidence of FHT performance and value to patient health is. Key to this is the capacity of FHTs to make the IT/IM investments needed to capture and report data consistently and reliably, and to use it for improvement. Consistent with […]
Advancing a Performance-Oriented Model for Primary Care
Advancing a Performance-Oriented Model for Primary Care One of AFHTO’s strategic directions is to build evidence of FHT performance and value to patient health is. Key to this is the capacity of FHTs to make the IT/IM investments needed to capture and report data consistently and reliably, and to use it for improvement. Consistent with […]
Outcome of Meeting with ADM on Primary Care Recruitment & Retention
Outcome of AFHTO-AOHC-NPAO meeting with ADM on primary care recruitment & retention This morning representatives of our three associations met with senior Ministry staff to review the findings and recommendations of our joint report – Toward a primary care recruitment & retention strategy for Ontario. (See details below). Ministry attendees included three members of MOHLTC’s […]
Toward a Primary Care Recruitment & Retention Strategy for Ontario
The Association of Family Health Teams (AFHTO), the Association of Ontario Health Centres (AOHC) and the Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario (NPAO) are pleased to share our joint report with our members. Toward a Primary Care Recruitment & Retention Strategy for Ontario (PDF 1.3MB) It has been a challenge for primary care organizations to recruit […]
Ontario’s Action Plan for Health Care: Highlights for primary care
The Minister made two presentations today, an early-morning prelude for a healthcare audience and the lunchtime launch of Ontario’s Action Plan for Health Care hosted by the Board of Trade. Below you’ll find links to the full plan and related communications pieces, as well as a bullet-point summary of the Action Plan. The general direction […]
Responding to staff about media speculation on public sector salaries
Media reports on public sector salaries may be stirring up concerns among staff at your FHT. To help you respond, this e-mail gives you a brief summary of what’s being reported, and what AFHTO is doing about concerns over inequity in compensation. Headlines on the Toronto Star and National Post websites this evening (Jan. 24, […]
AFHTO sets up Operational Issues table with MOHLTC’s FHT Unit
FHTs want to deliver optimal interprofessional care to their patients and communities, and face many day-to-day challenges along the way. Some of the operational issues we deal with require collaboration with or assistance from the MOHLTC’s FHT Unit. To help FHTs become much more effective in raising and resolving these operational issues, AFHTO has established […]