This network brings general medicine physicians and care teams together to learn new ways to improve their patient care and to reduce variation in care. It also helps to address provincial priorities such as hallway health care.
The network provides resources to help members implement change initiatives within their hospital division, and the chance to learn from others across the province.
Specifically, it helps members:
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Use their data to identify opportunities for quality improvement
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Get ideas and strategies to improve care
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Be quality improvement leaders in their hospitals
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Be connected with other general internal medicine physicians and hospital teams
Physicians within the network can receive confidential MyPractice: General Medicine Reports that show their care patterns, outline their patient outcomes, and provide comparative data from their division. These reports can also support divisional improvement efforts.
The network’s goal is to expand to all hospitals across the province to accelerate the spread of quality improvement initiatives that result in better care for patients.
For information on joining the General Medicine Quality Improvement Network, please email OH-HQO_GeMQIN@ontariohealth.ca.
Tools and Resources
Learn more about your practice with a confidential MyPractice: General Medicine report that includes personalized data, along with suggestions to support you in improving care for your patients.
What’s in the Report?
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Practice and hospital-level data so you can see your care patterns and how they relate to those of your peers (e.g., patient length of stay, 7-day and 30-day readmissions, use of advanced imaging tests)
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Practical tools and resources to help improve patient outcomes and their quality of care
For more information, please visit the MyPractice: General Medicine Report web page, or contact us at OH-HQO_GeMQIN@ontariohealth.ca.
The following hospitals are currently part of the quality improvement network and community of practice, with General Medicine physicians receiving General Medicine MyPractice reports:
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Grand River Hospital
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Halton Healthcare Services – Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital
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Hamilton Health Sciences Centre – Hamilton General Hospital, Juravinski Hospital
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Humber River Hospital
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Kingston Health Sciences Centre
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London Health Sciences – University Hospital
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Mackenzie Health – Richmond Hill Hospital
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Markham Stouffville Hospital
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Niagara Health – Great Niagara General Site, St. Catharines Site, Welland Hospital Site
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North York General Hospital
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Sault Area Hospital
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Sinai Health System – Mount Sinai Hospital
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St. Joseph’s Health Care Hamilton
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St. Mary’s General Hospital
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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The Ottawa Hospital – Civic Campus
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Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences
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Toronto East Health Network
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Trillium Health Partners – Credit Valley, Mississauga
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Unity Health Toronto – St. Michael's Hospital, St. Joseph’s Health Centre
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University Health Network – Toronto General, Toronto Western, Princess Margaret Hospital
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William Osler Health System – Brampton Civic Hospital, Etobicoke General Hospital
The following hospitals are participating in the quality improvement network and community of practice only:
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Scarborough Health Network
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Southlake Regional Health Centre
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Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital
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Windsor Regional Hospital
To join the program please complete the Expression of Interest Form and submit to OH-HQO_GeMQIN@ontariohealth.ca or contact us at the same email address for more information.