Outputs
What works in implementation of integrated care programs for older adults with complex needs? A realist review
2017
Journal Article
Active Offer of Health Services in French in Ontario: Analysis of Reorganization and Management Strategies of Health Care Organizations
2017
BACKGROUND: The availability of health services in French is not only weak but also inexistent in some regions in Canada. As a result, estimated 78% of more than a million of Francophones living in a minority situation in Canada experience […]
Journal Article
Costs of Health Care Across Primary Care Models in Ontario
2017
Background The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between newly introduced primary care models in Ontario, Canada, and patients’ primary care and total health care costs. A specific focus is on the payment mechanisms for primary care […]
Journal Article
Consistency of Priorities for Quality Improvement for Nursing Homes in Italy and Canada: A Comparison of Optimization Models of Resident Satisfaction
2017
The paper seeks to identify aspects of care that may be easily modified to yield a desired level of improvement in residents’ overall satisfaction with nursing homes, comparing data across Canada and Italy. Using a structured questionnaire, 681 and 1116 […]
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Community Care for People With Complex Care Needs: Bridging the Gap Between Health and Social Care
2017
Introduction: A growing number of people are living with complex care needs characterized by multimorbidity, mental health challenges and social deprivation. Required is the integration of health and social care, beyond traditional health care services to address social determinants. This study […]
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Quality Indicators for Care of Depression in Primary Care Settings: A Systematic Review
2017
Background Despite the growing interest in assessing the quality of care for depression, there is little evidence to support measurement of the quality of primary care for depression. This study identified evidence-based quality indicators for monitoring, evaluating and improving the […]
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Health Care Outcomes for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions in Ontario, Canada
2017
This presentation will summarize evidence arising from a multi-year population-based study of over 6 Million people in Ontario, Canada who have one of 17 common chronic conditions, and particularly the more than 2.5 Million individuals with multiple chronic conditions. Aside […]
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Organizational Context Matters: A Research Toolkit for Conducting Standardized Case Studies of Integrated Care Initiatives
2017
Introduction: The variable success of integrated care initiatives has led experts to recommend tailoring design and implementation to the organizational context. Yet, organizational contexts are rarely described, understood, or measured with sufficient depth and breadth in empirical studies or in […]
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“It’s a Fight to Get Anything You Need” — Accessing Care in the Community from the Perspectives of People with Multimorbidity
2017
Background There is a growing interest in redesigning health‐care systems to better manage the increasing numbers of people with multimorbidity. Knowing how patients experience health‐care delivery and what they need from the health‐care system are critical pieces of evidence that […]
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“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 […]
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