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Indicators & Change Ideas

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Explore the quality indicators being tracked by health care organizations in Ontario through Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs) and change ideas to help improve them. Connect with others to share your experiences and ideas of your own.

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7-day post-hospital discharge follow-up

Supporting effective transitions within Ontario’s health care system helps to provide the best outcomes for patients as they move through the different levels of care. Primary care follow-up after a hospitalization has been shown to provide better continuity of care and reduce readmissions to hospitals for patients with multiple conditions or complex needs.

Visit Health Quality Ontario’s Indicator Library to view how to measure timely access to a primary care provider:

Click here to view the Indicator Technical Specifications for the 2020/21 QIPs to learn how to measure this indicator.



Key resources:

Change Ideas

Improved communication between hospital and primary care providers

7-day post-hospital discharge follow-up

Supporting effective transitions within Ontario’s health care system helps to provide the best outcomes for patients as they move through the different levels of care. Primary care follow-up after a hospitalization has been shown to provide better continuity of care and reduce readmissions to hospitals for patients with multiple conditions or complex needs.

Visit Health Quality Ontario’s Indicator Library to view how to measure timely access to a primary care provider:

Click here to view the Indicator Technical Specifications for the 2020/21 QIPs to learn how to measure this indicator.



Key resources:

Change Ideas

Improved communication between hospital and primary care providers