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Hospital Planning and Accountability

What's New
December 13   New section – Milestones Towards the Signing of HAAs: Visit this section for the tally of hospitals that are ready to sign agreements.   more >>
December 13   New section – Status of the 2007/08 HAPS/HAA Negotiation Process: Visit this section for regular updates on ongoing negotiations.   more >>
November 29    Accountability Agreement Update, Issue 2 – In this issue, find out about changes to the 2007/08 Hospital Accountability Agreement, and how they are paving the way for the transition to the LHINs.   more >>
November 20   Accountability Agreement Update – A newsletter for Ontario hospitals about their ongoing negotiations with the province towards achieving balanced budgets and the signing of accountability agreements.   more >>

Ontario's hospital sector has made significant progress in the last two years by evolving to establish a multi-year funding and planning framework.

The new framework supports the Ontario government's efforts to enhance hospital stability and accountability by providing a more sustainable financial footing. This new framework is comprised of the Hospital Annual Planning Submission (HAPS), and the Hospital Accountability Agreement (HAA), which were introduced in 2005/06.

The 2007/08 HAPS/HAA process is now underway. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care is leading negotiations with Ontario's 14 Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) as its partners. The ministry will be signing the 2007/08 accountability agreements with hospital Boards.

The objective is to have negotiations completed by mid January, and all agreements signed by the end of January 2007 in preparation for the assignment of the HAAs to the LHINs, which is anticipated for April 1, 2007.

The 2007/08 Hospital Accountability Agreement (HAA)

The 2007/08 HAA is available on the Joint Policy and Planning Committee's (JPPC) web site at : http://www.jppc.org/ha.

Keeping Hospitals Informed

In addition to visiting this site for information and regular updates about hospital planning and accountability, read Accountability Agreement Update – a newsletter intended to keep senior executives informed of important new developments related to the HAPS/HAA negotiation process.


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