Trends in Primary Care Delivery – Health System Perspectives.
credit: @gapingvoid.com Welcome to the third part of this four-part series on the evolving landscape of Primary healthcare in…
The Shifting Landscape of Primary Care in Canada: A Patient-Centric Perspective
In recent years, primary care in Canada has undergone significant transformations, largely driven by changing patient expectations and the evolving healthcare landscape. Covid-19 certainly shifted our focus, both looking very sharply at needs at sub local levels, but also at broader system change that is required to keep our population healthy. From the patient perspective,…
Why are Transitions in Care so Difficult?
** This article was originally posted April 3, 2017 on HQO’s new Quality Forum called “Quorum“. This is an online community for those interested in and doing quality improvement work in Ontario healthcare every day! For patients, caregivers and providers alike, a transition in care is often a frustrating experience. When looking at why,…
Physician Accountability: a Strategy for Leadership and Professionalism
Recently there has been more and more talk at the health system level about the concept of physician accountability. In Ontario this discussion is part of Patients First LHIN-based initiatives that will have primary care accountable at a local level, possibly with dedicated accountability agreements built into our clinical structures. The issue became even more prominent at…
