Patient-Centered Care and Patient-Reported Measures: Let’s Look Before We Leap
2014
Individuals with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) have two or more chronic health conditions. While healthcare has traditionally focused on the needs of single-disease patients, increasing evidence suggests that MCCs may be becoming the norm, rather than the exception. MCC patients […]
Under the Same Roof: Co-Location of Practitioners Within Primary Care is Associated With Specialized Chronic Care Management
2014
Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, and their burden is predicted to increase. Canada and New Zealand are similarly affected by the growing burden of chronic disease, which has had substantial impact on the primary care system […]
Leading the Implementation of Health Links in Ontario
2014
In December 2012, the Ontario Government launched the Health Links, a strategy to integrate care for patients with complex health and social care needs. The Health Links bring together multiple clinical and social service providers on a voluntary basis, including […]
Impact of Health Literacy on Chronic Disease Management: A Literature Review
2014
Patterns of Care for Children Who Are Persistently High Resource Utilizers: Implications for Policy
2014
Providing Integrated Care for Older People With Complex Needs: Lessons From Seven International Case Studies
2014
People are living longer, increasing the incidence of multiple chronic conditions (MCCs). Older people with MCC increasingly live alone and the availability of informal care by spouses or family members is declining. These trends have resulted in a growing demand […]
Organizational Performance Impacting Patient Satisfaction in Ontario Hospitals: A Multilevel Analysis
2013
Patient satisfaction in health care constitutes an important component of organizational performance in the hospital setting. Satisfaction measures have been developed and used to evaluate and improve hospital performance, quality of care and physician practice. In order to direct improvement […]
A Qualitative Desriptive Study on the Alignment of Care Goals Between Older Persons With Multi-Morbidities, Their Family Physicians and Informal Caregivers
2013
People with multimorbidity, their caregivers and care providers are dealing with the management of multiple conditions, medicines and treatment plans and have to make decisions about how to prioritize among these competing factors. Understanding patient’s goals of care can potentially […]