Provincial-Territorial Envelope Initiatives
Ontario
$213,170,044
Objective:
To ensure the sustainability and affordability of Ontario's primary health care system.
Activities:
Ontario's Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care has undertaken ten primary health care renewal initiatives:
- Facilitate the enrolment process for physicians participating in Family Health Networks and other primary care models;
- Support projects designed to demonstrate, research, facilitate, and evaluate the integration of inter-disciplinary providers into primary care practices;
- Develop information systems to support efficient and timely payment to physicians in primary care models, contract management, performance measure reporting and decision making;
- Support public and provider communication activities on primary health care renewal;
- Develop a voluntary accreditation program for physicians and other inter-disciplinary providers working in family health networks and other primary care models;
- Develop and deliver a leadership training program for inter-disciplinary primary care providers in primary care models;
- Facilitate linkages with mental health services through encouragement of inter-disciplinary teams and co-ordination with other health services;
- Facilitate linkages with rehabilitation services through encouragement of inter-disciplinary teams and co-ordination with other health services;
- Conduct a chronic disease management workshop; and
- Support Ministry's project management activities as well as some of the activities related to the Ontario Family Health Network, which was the agency responsible for the implementation of Family Health Networks and Family Health Groups in Ontario, two of Ontario's primary health care models.
Expected Results:
- More patients enrolled in primary health care practices;
- Enhanced inter-disciplinary primary health care practices;
- Increased family physician participation in primary health care renewal models;
- Improved reporting and management systems resulting in enhanced data;
- Increased provider and patient understanding and satisfaction with primary health care practices;
- Improved leadership capacity among primary health care providers;
- Enhanced knowledge of chronic disease management; and
- Co-ordinated implementation of primary health care renewal initiatives.
A number of initiatives are time-limited and will end at or before the end of the PHCTF. Ongoing initiatives will be sustained by Ontario's Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
Contact:
Susan Sue-Chan
Manager, Primary Health Care Transition Fund Project Unit
Primary Health Care and Physician Policy Branch
Health Services Division
5700 Yonge Street, 3rd Floor
North York, ON M2M 4K5
Tel: (416) 327-7498
Fax: (416) 327-9427
Email: susan.suechan@moh.gv.on.ca
 www.health.gov.on.ca/english/providers/project/phctf/phctf_mn.html
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