The State of End-of-Life and Palliative Care in Ontario

2015

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Role of Context in Care Transition Interventions for Medically Complex Older Adults: A Realist Synthesis Protocol

2015

Approximately 30-50% of older adults have two or more conditions and are referred to as multimorbid or complex patients, who require extensive health care resources and often require visits to various healthcare providers. Managing the transition between these providers and […]

Journal Article

Absence of a Socioeconomic Gradient in Older Adults’ Survival with Multiple Chronic Conditions

2015

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A Patient-Centered Transitions Framework for Persons With Complex Chronic Conditions

2015

Hospitals are under increasing pressures by governing bodies to meet mandated performance standards and fiscal targets. As a result, hospitals are incentivized by funders to discharge patients efficiently and effectively. Being discharged from hospital is a vulnerable process for patients. […]

Journal Article

Resource Utilization Among Young and Midlife Ontarians Following Discharge From Complex Continuing Care

2015

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Perceived Value of Support for Older Adults Coping With Multimorbidity: Patient, Informal Care-Giver and Family Physician Perspectives

2015

In Ontario, Canada, Community Care Access Centres (CCACs) organize government-funded home-care services including professional care, home-making and personal support services. Over time, CCACs have increasingly provided more medicalized, post-acute care rather than chronic disease management due to budget constraints. Informal […]

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Ontario’s Health Links: Measuring Success

2015

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Effects of Community-Based Primary Care Visits and Medication Reconciliation After Discharge on Risk of 30-Day Hospital Readmissions in Ontario

2015

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Healthcare Costs for 17 Chronic Conditions in Ontario

2015

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Projection of Health Care Costs in the Last Year of Life Among Canadians From 2015 to 2030

2015

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