System Transformation in Ontarrio's health care

An integrated health care system in Ontario is a better one. The Change Foundation is committed to system transformation to advancing a high performing integrated health care system.

In order to ensure a high performing integrated health care system, changes need to be made on many levels (structural, governance, cultural, funding, policy, performance management, IT, leadership). Deciding what the focus should be is the question.

Read about what is being said and done at home and abroad to enhance safe and effective care that provides the best patient outcome and provides value.

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Browse system transformation news and reports below or use the search feature to explore articles and publications related to specific health care system change issues.

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Their Experience. Our Story. Highlights from Our 2010-2015 Strategic PlanThis 23 page report highlights key achievements arising from our 2010-15 strategic plan, Hearing the Stories, Changing the Story. As More >

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Creating The Space to Lead Change: An Independent Analysis of the Change Foundation’s Journey on the Frontline of Healthcare TransitionsThe Change Foundation (TCF) made a bold decision to make a significant investment in one system change initiative in More >

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Report: Health System Navigators: Band-Aid or Cure?Health System Navigators: Band-Aid or Cure? marks the first Foundation/PANORAMA report reflecting on ways to advance patient-centred care in More >

Healthcare Reform in The NHS England: More Lessons For OntarioTwo years of complex, politically charged bargaining led to the passage of healthcare reform legislation in 2012 that promised More >

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NewsMoving Towards Patients FirstFebruary 29, 2016Since 1995, The Change Foundation (TCF) has supported and promoted improved health and health care delivery in Ontario. Through... More >

NewsGraphic Mural: Using The Patient Voice to Strengthen Our SystemDecember 03, 2014Click to enlarge. “We are a choir of voices, which may help us have more of an impact… it’s the... More >

NewsPanorama Panelist Gerry Campbell Reflects on Our May 2014 Hot Talk on HealthJuly 09, 2014Gerry Campbell reflects on our latest Hot Talk on Health – What can Ontario learn from BC’s Patients as Partners? Q1:... More >

NewsPatients to System: Create a Caring “Home Experience” in Healthcare to Help Comfort & HealMay 14, 2014By: Maciej Karpinski The Champlain LHIN and Change Foundation Healthcare Primary Care Congress (last March 28/14) began with a simple, personal... More >

32% of caregivers have faced some form of financial hardship due to caregiving. As a #caregiver do you relate? Learn more about the caregiving experience in our Spotlight on Ontario’s Caregivers report: bit.ly/2QOu1RG #caregivers #ONhealth pic.twitter.com/UcMwayM72A

Stressed, frustrated, anxious, overwhelmed and irritable are common feelings among the over 800 caregivers we heard from in our 2019 Spotlight on Ontario’s Caregivers report. Read our newly released report: bit.ly/2QOu1RG #caregivers #ONhealth pic.twitter.com/k2g0LB11y4

Are you a #caregiver (or have been in the past), and live in Ontario? If you answered yes to both of the questions we’d love it if you’d join the panel. Take a look to see if the opportunity is right for you: bit.ly/2LCjEBA pic.twitter.com/6rZKwhuWW0

How do caregivers feel about caregiving? What do caregivers wish for? Additional insights on what it is like being a #caregiver are available in the 2019 Spotlight on Ontario’s Caregivers report: bit.ly/2QOu1RG #ONhealth pic.twitter.com/9KtfbCDCxx

Learn more through data! You can submit a request to access the complete data sets for the 2018 and 2019 Spotlight on Ontario’s #Caregivers reports. Visit our website to ask for the data: bit.ly/2QOu1RG s #ONhealth pic.twitter.com/ZsyupbwJ8i

Two in three caregivers don’t feel their family member would get the same care if they weren’t there. Our Spotlight on Ontario’s Caregivers report provides a fuller picture on the caregiving experience: bit.ly/2QOu1RG pic.twitter.com/UJYPEg35Ir

To make it easier for hospitals to introduce a Caregiver ID initiative to coincide with or enhance their Family Presence policies, we have a set of tools and resources to draw on. Check out our toolkit: bit.ly/2HTfmUE pic.twitter.com/BSlTauwCIV

Last week, in collaboration with @CaregiverON we are pleased to release Spotlight on Ontario’s Caregivers 2019 – the second annual report on the state of caregiving in the province. bit.ly/2QOu1RG #caregivers #ONhealth pic.twitter.com/wzrHwzGzgH

Caregiver profile. Meet Sara. We interviewed Sara to learn about her experience as a #caregiver. Read the interview to find out how Sara applied what she learned when she became a caregiver for her husband for the second time. bit.ly/2VeDh4I pic.twitter.com/6bbTtTYacn

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