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Quality Framework | 1 Quality Framework Ontario Health atHome is committed to delivering the right care, at the righ t  time in the right place; a relentless pursuit of exceptional care, no matte r where  a person calls home.  About Ontario Health atHome Ontario Health atHome coordinates in-home  and community-based care for thousand s of patients  across the province every day. We assess patient care needs, and deliver in-home and com munity-based  services to support their health and well-being. We also provide access and referra ls to other community  services, and manage Ontario’s long-term care home placement process. We collab orate with primary  care providers, hospitals, Ontario Health Teams and many other health system pa rtners to support high- quality, integrated care planning and delivery. Quality Framework The provincial Ontario Health atHome Quality Framework was developed to ensure a c onsistent and  coordinated approach to delivering quality services and serves as a foundation to hel p staf and service  provider organizations improve caregiver and patient care experience by providing s afe, efective, reliable  care, improving the health of populations by focusing on prevention and wellness, dec reasing cost, and  improving the provider/staf and patient/caregiver experience of care provisi on. The Quadruple Aim The Quality Framework establishes the patient and their caregivers as our prim ary focus, surrounded by a  Quadruple Aim which defnes quality for Ontario Health atHome and sets direction . The Aims serve as the  foundation for monitoring quality, guide the areas of focus, the priorities, the measu res of progress and  reporting, and facilitate communication both internally and externally. T he aims are: 1.   Enhancing Patient Experience  as defned by the Institute of Medicine (2001) and Health Quality  Ontario in all six dimensions of quality: safe, efective, patient- center ed, efcient, timely, and  equitable health care for all citizens. 2.   Improving Population Health  through engagement with partners across the community and  system to address the broader determinants of health. […]

Quality Framework | 1 Quality Framework Ontario Health atHome is committed to delivering the right care, at the righ t  time in the right place; a relentless pursuit of exceptional care, no matte r where  a person calls home.  About Ontario Health atHome Ontario Health atHome coordinates in-home  and community-based care for thousand s of patients  across the province every day. We assess patient care needs, and deliver in-home and com munity-based  services to support their health and well-being. We also provide access and referra ls to other community  services, and manage Ontario’s long-term care home placement process. We collab orate with primary  care providers, hospitals, Ontario Health Teams and many other health system pa rtners to support high- quality, integrated care planning and delivery. Quality Framework The provincial Ontario Health atHome Quality Framework was developed to ensure a c onsistent and  coordinated approach to delivering quality services and serves as a foundation to hel p staf and service  provider organizations improve caregiver and patient care experience by providing s afe, efective, reliable  care, improving the health of populations by focusing on prevention and wellness, dec reasing cost, and  improving the provider/staf and patient/caregiver experience of care provisi on. The Quadruple Aim The Quality Framework establishes the patient and their caregivers as our prim ary focus, surrounded by a  Quadruple Aim which defnes quality for Ontario Health atHome and sets direction . The Aims serve as the  foundation for monitoring quality, guide the areas of focus, the priorities, the measu res of progress and  reporting, and facilitate communication both internally and externally. T he aims are: 1.   Enhancing Patient Experience  as defned by the Institute of Medicine (2001) and Health Quality  Ontario in all six dimensions of quality: safe, efective, patient- center ed, efcient, timely, and  equitable health care for all citizens. 2.   Improving Population Health  through engagement with partners across the community and  system to address the broader determinants of health. […]

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Provincial guide, Transitioning from Hospital to Long-Term Care Home