Quality in Primary Healthcare Project
The Quality Improvement in Primary Healthcare Project was supported by one-time funding from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to the Quality Improvement and Innovation Partnership. The genesis of the project was the identification of the need for further research and dialogue among relevant organizations that focus on primary healthcare and quality improvement in Ontario. A three-pronged initiative was proposed to support the development of a coherent, coordinated and efficient strategy for weaving continuous quality improvement into the fabric of primary healthcare (PHC) in Ontario, in the context of an overall effort to enhance quality across the health care system. Read more.
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The initiative was comprised of three outputs:
1. McPherson, Charmaine, Kothari, Anita, Sibbald, Shannon: Quality Improvement in Primary Health Care in  Ontario: An Environmental Scan and Capacity Map of quality-related projects, programs, activities and expertise in Ontario that target PHC, including those that are cross-sectoral in scope;
2. Price, David, Hilts, Linda, Howard, Michelle, Dolovich, Lisa: An Overview of Effectiveness of Quality Improvement Interventions in Primary Healthcare.
3. Support ing Quality Improvement in Primary Healthcare in Ontario – A Stakeholder Dialogue. A facilitated workshop to bring together senior representatives of key PHC stakeholder groups and Ontario leaders in PHC quality assessment and improvement.
As part of the Quality Improvement in Primary Healthcare Project (funded by the Ontario Ministry of  Health and Long Term Care), McMaster Health Forum, supported by QIIP convened a stakeholder dialogue, co-sponsored by organization committed to strengthening primary healthcare in Ontario. Goals of the stakeholder dialogue was to spark insights and generate action as a result of examining the issues, options and key considerations for implementation.
The issue  brief was prepared to inform the stakeholder dialogue group in which research evidence was one of the considerations.
To learn more, view the video interviews by visiting www.mcmasterhealthforum.org and click on Products
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