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“Quality in Family Practice"
Presenters:  Cheryl Levitt, Lisa Dolovich, David Price, Kalpana Nair, Linda Hilts
McMaster University
October 2009

Abstract:

The Quality in Family Practice project is an evidence-based undertaking designed to recommend an interdisciplinary assessment program for family practice in Ontario. Based on extensive research, environmental scan, and information gathered from visiting sites in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, a set of Quality assessment indicators / tools were developed. The Quality Tool was developed to capture the multidimensional and complex nature of family practice and consists of 80 indicators and 335 criteria.They have been piloted (Phase 2), and field tested (Phase 3) with a number of Family Health Teams (FHT’s) in Ontario. Further to completion of the above in 2008, a Delphi Study was initiated to validate and fine-tune the indicators / tools developed to-date. The next version of the tool will be ready in Aug 2009.

This project was funded by the Ontario MOH (2008-2009)

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