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March 7, 2018
New standards help both health care professionals and patients manage opioid use
January 25, 2018
More than 40,000 Ontarians were newly started on high-dose prescription opioids in 2016
November 27, 2017
New tool that helps patients manage better after leaving hospital spreads across province
November 23, 2017
Twenty-nine Ontario hospitals compare themselves to international peers on surgical quality
October 23, 2017
A hard look at Ontario’s health system
July 6, 2017
Addictions program that reduces emergency room visits for opioid overdose and improves patient experience is spreading across Ontario
May 17, 2017
9 Million Prescriptions Opioids Report
April 18, 2017
Health in the North: A report on geography and the health of people in Ontario’s two northern regions Health Equity Report
January 23, 2017
Memory Clinics expanded to underserviced areas in Ontario New ARTIC project helps patients living with dementia receive care, closer to home
November 15, 2016
Under Pressure: Emergency Department Performance in Ontario Emergency Department Report
October 13, 2016
Measuring Up 2016 Yearly Report
June 28, 2016
Palliative Care at the End of Life Palliative Care Report
June 1, 2016
Connecting the Dots for Patients Coordinated Care Report
April 20, 2016
Income and Health Health Equity Report
April 7, 2016
Choosing Wisely – An Idea Worth Spreading Adopting Research to Improve Care (ARTIC) Report
April 5, 2016
The Reality of Caring Caregiver Distress Report
December 16, 2015
Taking Stock Mental Health Report
November 10, 2015
Quality in Primary Care Primary Care Report
May 20, 2015
Looking for Balance Antipsychotic Medication Report
April 14, 2015
Experiencing Integrated Care Integrated Care Report
October 14, 2015
Measuring Up 2015 Yearly report on how Ontario’s health system is performing
October 2019 Newsletter Health Quality Connect - Volume 5 Issue 9
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November 2018 Newsletter Health Quality Connect - Volume 4 Issue 11
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December 2017 Newsletter Health Quality Connect - Volume 3 Issue 12
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September 2017 Newsletter Health Quality Connect – Volume 3 Issue 9
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December 2016 Newsletter Health Quality Connect - Volume 2 Issue 7
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Tangled web of issues surrounds opioid crisis: Panel Leadership panel discussion - Addressing Opioid use in Ontario: Reducing harm, and improving care (January 23, 2018)
Ontario surgical networks enters mature phase Ontario Surgical Quality Improvement Conference (November 10, 2017)
A Moonshot for Quality: HQT 2017 (October 26, 2017)
Wellbeing for the provider, quality care for the system: QIPSF 2017 (October 26, 2017)
Health Links leaders share successes – plan for future
Quorum grows as open QI community
ARTIC accelerating the spread of proven care in addiction health META:PHI helps tackle opioid use issues (July 5, 2017)
Reducing unnecessary care: Remarkable progress being made New report profiles Choosing Wisely initiatives in Ontario (April 19, 2017)
Transparency and Culture Change Key to Patient Safety Innovation Forum Urges Patient-centric Approach (April 10, 2017)
Beyond surveys: A framework for truly engaging patients (March 28, 2017)
Ontario Health Organizations Integrating Equity into Health Plans (March 1, 2017)
Considerable Progress Made in Quality Primary Care (February 28, 2017)
How B.C. is Improving Safety in Surgery (February 28, 2017)
IDEAS graduates urged to be leaders in time of change (February 10, 2017)
New quality standards for mental health “a hallmark achievement” (January 23, 2017)
Healthy Provider, healthy system (January 12, 2017)
Towards health and health care equity in Northern Ontario A health equity strategy for Northern Ontario is officially in development (November 23, 2016)
St. Mikes CEO describes quality journey Quality Rounds: Leading quality improvement at St. Michael’s Hostpital (November 21, 2016)
Ontario surgical quality network advancing on many fronts Ontario Surgical Quality Improvement Network Conference (November 4, 2016)
A day of quality that inspired Health Quality Transformation Conference (October 20, 2016)
Agents of change in healthcare system combine to show their stuff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Forum (October 19, 2016)
META:PHI Improves Care for Patients with Addictions See how we're helping change addictions care for Ontarians
What do we know about the growing use of prescription opioids in Ontario? See a snapshot of the current state of opioid prescribing in Ontario
Health in the North See how geography affects the health of people in Ontario’s two northern regions
How Income Affects Health in Ontario See how the measures of health compare across income level
Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Quality Standard See why we need a quality standard for heavy menstrual bleeding in Ontario
Hip Fracture Quality Standard See why we need a quality standard for hip fracture in Ontario
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Adopting Research to Improve Care (ARTIC) - Dr. Linda Lee - Memory Clinics The Adopting Research to Improve Care (ARTIC) Program fast-tracks the adoption of proven health care interventions into broader clinical practice across the health system. Supported by ARTIC, Dr. Linda Lee shares her innovative model for Memory Clinics in Ontario. Learn more about the Adopting Research to Improve Care (ARTIC) Program.
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