Transitions of Care—Leaving the Hospital: The Concerns of Complex Chronic Disease Patients
2014
Integrating Community-Based Care for People with Chronic Health and Social Needs in Ontario
2014
Patterns of Care for Children Who Are Persistently High Resource Utilizers: Implications for Policy
2014
QUALICO-PC in Canada, Australia, & New Zealand Recruitment, Responses, and Initial Cross Country Comparison
2014
Palliative and End-of-Life Patients in Ontario: Characteristics and Patterns of Health Care Utilization and Costs Across the Health System Continuum
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 […]
CCAC Care Coordination Cost Analysis: CCAC & Care Coordinator Interview Findings
2013
Community Care Access Centres (CCAC) were established by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in 1996 to help the public access government-funded home and community services, and long-term care homes. Currently CCACs capture client utilization data and costs of […]
A qualitative descriptive study on the alignment of care goals between older persons with multi-morbidities, their family physicians and informal caregivers
2013
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 […]