Ensuring high quality, integrated care for all patients, clients and residents should be the goal of everyone involved in delivering health care in Ontario. This is a principle embedded in the Excellent Care for All Act (ECFAA), and one that is shared within broader system priorities and initiatives.
ECFAA, passed in June 2010, laid the foundation for a health care system that is patient-centered, focused on accountability and transparency, and committed to improving the quality of care Ontarians receive. The government’s commitment to quality improvement applies to all health care sectors, bringing us together to share in the commitment to quality health care where the needs of patients/clients/residents come first.
While ECFAA provided the foundation for excellence, Ontario’s Action Plan for Health Care, which was released in January 2012 by the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care, built on this foundation, providing an ambitious blueprint for health system transformation that involves all health care partners and providers.
System-wide quality improvement is the vision that the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (ministry) provides for all health care sectors, using the Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) as an enabler for this change.
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