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Quality Improvement Stories

Summerville Family Health Team
The Summerville Family Health Team is featured in the November/December 2010 issue of Canadian Executive Quarterly. 'Medical nonprofit uses multidisciplinary approach to address family primary care'. Click here to read their story.

Smithville Family Health Team
The Smithville Family Health Team have successfully reduced their Third Next Available appointment from 31 days to 0 days. Click here to read their quality improvement journey.

Athens District FHT and New Vision FHT

Athens District FHT and New Vision FHT are featured in Ontario Health Quality Council's Quality Monitor, 2010 Report on Ontario's Health System (p.107-108). Click here to access their stories in the 2010 Report.

Bancroft FHT
The Bancroft FHT quality improvement journey involves utilizing various approaches to improve and increase their CRCS rates for patients 50 to 74 years of age. Click here to learn more.


 

Quality Improvement Podcasts  

Implementing a Culture of Quality Improvement

"...it's going from episodic care to a system of patient management... and as for healthcare in the future, it's certainly the way to go."

Preventative Care (Colorectal Cancer Screening)

"Through FOBT screening, we saved two lives."

Team Journeys

"We feel that quality improvement has really become a way of thinking for our team."

Patient Journeys

"There's a great interactive relationship happening between the team and the patients. These patients actually have the opportunity to have their voice heard."