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Measuring Up 2017

4 Oct 2017

High continuity – being able to There has been some improvement in the wait see a regular primary care provider at least three- time from the decision to have cancer surgery quarters of the time – improves patients’ health to the time of surgery, with the proportion of outcomes and reduces unnecessary emergency cancer surgeries that met the target increasing department or hospital use. [...] A group of experts, Health Quality Ontario developed a provincial leaders and patients that form the Ontario framework, Quality Matters, as a common guide Health Technology Advisory Committee makes for the health system to improve care for patients scientific evidence-based recommendations to and their families and caregivers, and to support the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term health care [...] Also available on the of the quality of Ontario’s health system, and to website is a technical appendix to this report, with identify the areas where the system is functioning details on the methodology and indicators used. [...] So, the greater the number of people in Ontario 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 who die before the age of 75, and the earlier they die before the age of 75, the higher the rate of potential years of life lost will be for the province. [...] CHAPTER 3 Primary Care This chapter highlights results for the following Common Quality Agenda indicators related to primary care: • Continuity of primary care • Same-day or next-day access to a primary care provider • After-hours access to a primary care provider • Overdue for colorectal cancer screening Additional results for indicators related to the health of Ontarians can be found in the Tech
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ISBN
9781486805105
ISSN
22922067
Pages
126
Published in
Toronto, ON, CA

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