quality improvement – Windsor-Essex Ontario Health Team

quality improvement

December 2 2022

OHT Data dashboard

Ontario Health began releasing the OHT Data Dashboard in September 2022. The purpose of the OHT Data Dashboard is to provide OHTs with interactive reports to understand their attributed population and assist with health system planning. The complete OHT Data Dashboard is expected to be released in 10 parts over this fiscal year. The 10 sections of the OHT Data Dashboard are:

Population Overview
QIP
Health Conditions By CIHI Grouper
Hospital Utilization
PROMs – Patient Recorded Outcome Measures
Community Based Care
Flow and Access
Primary Care
OHT Priority Populations
Cost of Care

November 2022 saw the release of a portion of the cQIP (collaborative Quality Improvement Plan) report in the OHT Data Dashboard. The WEOHT is currently working with it partners to review and validate the data released in the cQIP.

December 1 2022

WEOHT Data and Performance Working Group update

November saw the first formal meeting of the WEOHT Data and Performance Working Group take place. This group has been established to provide support, leadership, and expertise to the WEOHT in the field of data and performance.

The Working Group sets out to implement of the four components of the OHT Performance Measurement Framework by gradually shifting to measuring improvements in health outcomes at the population level. By developing a balanced portfolio of metrics that provide insights into improvements in population health outcomes as a result of increased integration.

The 4 Core Components of the Performance Management Framework are:

OHT-Specific Implementation Indicators: Measurement of early successes through OHT-selected indicators associated with implementation funding TPAs.
Collaborative Quality Improvement Plans: Promoting a culture of quality improvement across OHTs while supporting the identification of shared quality improvement objectives.
Enhancing Patient and Provider-Reported Data: Leveraging patient and provider-reported data to better understand outcomes and experiences and identify opportunities for improvement.
Standardized, system-level performance indicators: Measuring and reporting on key “big dot” indicators that will assess the extent to which OHTs are delivering more integrated, coordinated care.