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Primary Health Care
"Timely access to family and community care through primary health care reform is a high priority for all jurisdictions. Significant progress is underway in all jurisdictions to meet the objective of 50% of Canadians having 24/7 access to multidisciplinary teams by 2011. Building on this progress, First Ministers agree to establish a best practices network to share information and find solutions to barriers to progress in primary health care reform such as scope of practice. First Ministers agree to regularly report on progress." -10-Year Plan to Strengthen Health Care
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How do Canadian primary care physicians rate the health system? Survey results from the 2012 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Doctors. | |
| January 2013 | ||
| Bulletin 7 in the Canadian Health Care Matters compares the experiences of primary care physicians across Canada and internationally in the areas of access to care, coordination of care, use of information technology, and practice improvement and incentives. Read more | ||
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Progress Report 2012: Health care renewal in Canada | |
| June 2012 | ||
| This report on Canada's health care performance is a pan-Canadian look at progress to date in home and community care, health human resources, telehealth, access to care in the North and health indicators. Read more | ||
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Self-management support for Canadians with chronic health conditions: A focus for primary health care | |
| May 2012 | ||
| Self-management support for Canadians with chronic health conditions: A focus for primary health care. The report explores how self-management support can improve patient outcomes and better integrate the health system for this purpose. It profiles a range of practices and calls for targeted investments in self-management support strategies. Read more | ||
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Turning what we know into action: A commentary on the National Symposium on Patient Engagement | |
| February 2012 | ||
| Turning what we know into action: A report on the National Symposium on Patient Engagement, is based on key learnings from our National Symposium on Patient Engagement in October 2011. The commentary calls for the inclusion of the patient voice when designing, planning and delivering health care services in Canada. Read more | ||
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How Do Sicker Canadians with Chronic Disease Rate the Health Care System? Results from the 2011 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Sicker Adults |
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| December 2011 | ||
| This bulletin reports the results of the 2011 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey and compares the experiences of sicker Canadians with chronic conditions to those of the general public. Read more | ||
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How Engaged are Canadians in their Primary Care? Results from the 2010 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey |
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| September 2011 | ||
| This report looks at results from the 2010 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey. We ask why less than half of Canadians are taking a more active role in maintaining their health. The report shows that engaged patients are happier with their care and more likely to participate in disease prevention, screenings and activities that promote health. Read more | ||
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Decisions, Decisions: Family Doctors as Gatekeepers to Prescription Drugs and Diagnostic Imaging in Canada | |
| September 2010 | ||
| This report examines the increasingly complex role of family physicians and the effects of their decisions on the use of Canada's health care services. Read more | ||
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AT THE TIPPING POINT: Health leaders share ideas to speed primary health care reform | |
| May 2010 | ||
| In 2010, we sponsored a day-long discussion on primary health care reform through the McMaster Health Forum. Twenty health care leaders from across the country came together to talk about ways to strengthen primary health care in Canada. This report captures the discussion. Read more | ||
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Beyond the Basics: The Importance of Patient-Provider Interactions in Chronic Illness Care | |
| April 2010 | ||
| This bulletin is our analysis of data from the 2008 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Sicker Adults. We zeroed in on responses from Canadians with common chronic conditions who also had a regular family doctor or clinic. The chronic conditions considered Read more | ||
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Helping Patients Help Themselves: Are Canadians with Chronic Conditions Getting the Support They Need to Manage Their Health? | |
| January 2010 | ||
| This bulletin is based on the 2008 Canadian Survey of Experiences with Primary Health Care. The survey measured the quality of health care as reported by Canadian patients, including those with one or more of seven common chronic conditions: arthritis, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and mood disorders including depression. Read more | ||
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Getting It Right: Case Studies of Effective Management of Chronic Disease Using Primary Health Care Teams | |
| April 2009 | ||
| In this report, we look at how the health care system can adapt to improve quality-of-life for Canadians dealing with chronic diseases. Read more | ||
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Teams in Action: Primary Health Care Teams for Canadians | |
| April 2009 | ||
| As Canada’s health care system deals with an aging population, collaborative health care teams are an effective way to treat the increasing number of Canadians with chronic health conditions. Read more | ||
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Rekindling Reform: Health Care Renewal in Canada, 2003 – 2008 | |
| January 2008 | ||
| This report looks back at five years of activity intended to strengthen the capacity of the public health care system to deliver timely, high-quality care. The 2003 First Ministers’ Accord on Health Care Renewal has been a catalyst for positive change in some areas, less so in others, and the Health Council urges governments to rekindle their commitment to health care renewal. Read more | ||
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Fixing the Foundation: An Update on Primary Health Care and Home Care Renewal in Canada | |
| January 2008 | ||
| This report calls for action to accelerate primary health care and home care renewal efforts across Canada. Read more | ||
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Health Care Renewal in Canada: Measuring Up? | |
| February 2007 | ||
| In this report, we set out three pathways to help steer us towards quality: quicker access to needed care, better quality services, and improved population health that factors in the need for support inside and outside the health care system. Read more | ||
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Health Care Renewal in Canada: Clearing the Road to Quality | |
| February 2006 | ||
| In this report, we set out three pathways to help steer us towards quality: quicker access to needed care, better quality services, and improved population health that factors in the need for support inside and outside the health care system. Read more | ||
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Health Care Renewal in Canada: Accelerating Change 2005 | |
| January 2005 | ||
| In this report, we set out three pathways to help steer us towards quality: quicker access to needed care, better quality services, and improved population health that factors in the need for support inside and outside the health care system. Read more | ||
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Primary Health Care | |
| January 2005 | ||
| A background paper to accompany Health Care Renewal in Canada: Accelerating Change (2005) Read more | ||
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