Outputs


Wrapping Care Around the COPD/ CHF Patient: Lessons in Sustainability From Three Integrated Funding Models in Ontario
2018
We conducted 18 interviews with a range of stakeholders at three COPD/ CHF programs from January to March 2018 to understand what implementation challenges were encountered and how they were resolved as programs evolved. Participants (six at each program) included […]
Report
High Health Care Costs Among Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Population‐Based Study
2018
While it is generally accepted that adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) use health services to a greater extent than the general population, there is remarkably little research that focuses on the costs associated with their health care. Using […]
Journal Article


Adaptation and Standardization of Integrated Care Practices to Facilitate Scale-Up and Spread: Insights from Ontario Case Studies
2018
Varying models of integrated care have been successfully developed in different health systems to deliver value-based care; yet many of these models face challenges in scale-up and spread. One critical theme with limited consensus is the extent to which practices […]
Abstracts Presentation
Measuring the Extent and Drivers of Integration Within Primary Care Teams
2018
Given its core attributes as the gateway to the health system, the primary care sector is increasingly emphasized as a key player in the integration of care across providers and settings. Ontario’s primary care sector has evolved considerably with the […]
Abstracts Presentation
Implementing Integrated Care for Older Adults with Complex Health Needs: iCOACH. An International Network Discussion
2018
iCOACH began in 2012 as research study funded by the Canadian Institute for Health Research and the New Zealand Health Research Council. The intention of iCOACH was to understand the steps to implementing Integrated Community-Based Primary Health Care (ICBPHC). The […]
Abstracts Presentation
Integrating Care in Scotland
2018
This issue of Healthcare Quarterly includes the second of a three-part series developed by Ontario’s The Change Foundation featuring international perspectives on health service delivery models that improve system integration and ensure seamless services and better coordination. Part 1 featured […]
Journal Article
Chronic Disease Population Risk Tool (CDPoRT): A Study Protocol for a Prediction Model That Assesses Population-Based Chronic Disease Incidence
2018
Population-based risk prediction tools exist for individual chronic diseases. From a population health perspective, studying chronic diseases together provides a comprehensive view of the burden of disease in the population. Thus, public health officials and health policymakers would benefit from […]
Journal Article