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Ambulatory Medication Reconciliation, Renal Program: Clients and Family Participation and Benefits
Accreditation Canada recognizes ambulatory medication reconciliation (AmbMR) as a required organizational practice to enhance patient safety. In 2013, the nephrology clinic was the pilot site for AmbMR for the organization. Our team embraced this initiative as...
Read MoreImproving Provider Communication and Connectivity with Hypercare
In November 2019, Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) rolled out the Hypercare app to improve communication between hospital healthcare providers and their community counterparts. Hypercare's mission is to facilitate collaboration in the healthcare system through a secure...
Read MoreVirtual Specialized Geriatric Services
The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented barriers to accessing health care services, social networks, and other important supports for vulnerable patients. Across the continuum of health care services, the pivot to virtual care has enabled life saving access to...
Read MoreNance Horwood Place (NHP) Community Kiosk
With a grant through a local funder, Nance Horwood Place (NHP), successfully launched the Community Kiosk in October 2016. This accessible space offers a variety of much-needed, every-day items for sale at subsidized or no cost, along with access to healthier food...
Read MoreMichael Garron Hospital’s Staff Assessment Centre
On March 16, 2020, in response to the emergence of COVID-19 in Toronto, Michael Garron Hospital (MGH) became one of the first hospitals to open a staff COVID-19 Assessment Centre. The centre was opened in collaboration between the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS),...
Read MoreAntimicrobial Stewardship – Indication Prompt for Antimicrobial Orders
Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) are well established across the health care continuum and are essential to supporting the optimal use of antibiotics for improved patient health outcomes. Education to inform and engage prescribers/ clinicians in stewardship...
Read MorePeri-operatives and Invasive Procedures: A Pre-operative Quality Improvement Journey for Patients Undergoing Surgery
Ontario’s healthcare system is complex and historically patients going for surgery were all seen in the clinic with standard bloodwork and tests. In 2015, following Choosing Wisely Canada’s initiative “Drop the Preop”, the surgical team developed and implemented a...
Read MoreCOVID 19 Surveillance Testing for Patients with Acute Responsive Behaviours
Managing acute responsive behaviours or mental health-related behaviours during a pandemic is a challenge faced by many inpatient units across care settings. Due to behavioural factors that limit these patients’ ability to maintain isolation precautions and physical...
Read MoreHow Health Systems can Operationalize Accreditation to Support Multiple Sites Across a Broad Geographical Area
In 2019 the Accreditation methodology within Alberta Health Services (AHS) changed to include attestation, assessing multiple standards at sites and programs, and unannounced survey visits. Using the new approach in the Central Zone, which is supported by two...
Read MoreFamily Advisory Council/Family Network
SSCY is an alliance of families, community agencies, WRHA and government providing specialized community based services for children/youth, throughout Manitoba, to support them in reaching their full potential. RCC is one of 7 co-located agencies delivering integrated...
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Health Standards Organization (HSO) and its affiliate, Accreditation Canada, have been identifying and publishing Leading Practices in the Leading Practices Library for over 15 years. A Leading Practice is a practice carried out by a health and/or social service organization that has demonstrated a positive change, is people centred, safe and efficient. The Leading Practices Library is a knowledge sharing resource of innovative practices that have been identified through a rigorous evaluation process, and shared with the public, policy makers and organizations who are seeking ways to improve the quality of health services for all. Practices that are recognized as Leading Practices are published in the Leading Practices Library and also be advertised through HSO outreach events such as seminars, conferences, education materials; accrediting bodies affiliated with HSO etc.
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