Outpatient Surgery for Type II Supracondylar Fractures at the Hospital For Sick Children: A Cost-Minimization Analysis
2017
“It’s a Waiting Game” a Qualitative Study of the Experience of Carers of Patients Who Require an Alternate Level of Care
2017
Background Delayed hospital discharge (also known as Alternate Level of Care or ALC) is a global health care quality issue with negative implications for people (e.g., functional decline) and the health care system (e.g., costly interruptions in hospital flow and […]
Hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Across Primary Care Models in Ontario, Canada
2017
The study analyzes the relationship between the risk of a hospitalization for an ambulatory care sensitive condition (ACSC), and the primary care payment and the organizational model used by the patient (fee-for-service, enhanced fee-for-service, blended capitation, blended capitation with interdisciplinary […]
Alignment of Canadian Primary Care With the Patient Medical Home Model: A QUALICO-PC Study
2017
PURPOSE The patient medical home (PMH) model aims to improve patient satisfaction and health outcomes in Canada, but since its introduction in 2009, there has been no evaluation of the extent to which primary care conforms with PMH attributes. Our […]
Computer Use in Primary Care Practices in Canada
2017
Abstract Objective To examine the use of computers in primary care practices. Design The international Quality and Cost of Primary Care study was conducted in Canada in 2013 and 2014 using a descriptive cross-sectional survey method to collect data from […]
Hospital Characteristics and the Use of Evidence-Based Discharge Practices in Ontario, Canada
2017
Central LHIN Health Links Case Study Report
2017
A Review of the Literature on Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Family Support in Early Psychosis Intervention Programs
2017
Family support and education is a core component of the Ontario Early Psychosis Intervention Program Standards, released in 2011. However, feedback from key informant surveys of Ontario early psychosis intervention (EPI) programs indicated that it can be challenging for programs […]
Examining the Relationship Between Therapeutic Self-Care and Adverse Events for Home Care Clients in Ontario, Canada: A Retrospective Cohort Study
2017
In an era of a rapidly aging population who requires home care services, clients must possess or develop therapeutic self-care ability in order to manage their health conditions safely in their homes. Therapeutic self-care is the ability to take medications […]
Multimorbidity and Healthcare Utilization Among Home Care Clients With Dementia in Ontario, Canada: A Retrospective Analysis of a Population-Based Cohort
2017
For older adults with dementia in the community, multimorbidity – the co-occurrence of multiple chronic conditions – can result in challenges to both self-care and provided care, and can lead to poor health outcomes. Important gaps exist in our understanding […]