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Newsletters
Capital Planning
Health-Based Allocation Model
Cataract Wait Time Guarantee
Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund
Community Annual Planning Submissions (CAPS) and the Multi-Sectoral Accountability Agreement (MSAA)
Multi-Sectoral Accountability Agreement (M-SAA) Information Sessions
Community Annual Planning Submissions
Integration
Performance Monitoring and the Variance Reporting Process 2009/2010
Peritoneal Dialysis in Long-Term Care Homes Initiative
Community Planning Presentations 2007
Community Care Information Management (CCIM) Bulletins
Health-Based Allocation Model
HBAM Advisory Committee Communique #3
HBAM Advisory Committee Communique #2
HBAM Advisory Committee Communique #1
Cataract Wait Time Guarantee
Provider Education for the LHINs and participating Hospitals & Ophthalmic Surgeons
Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund
Health service providers such as hospitals are responsible for ensuring that their facilities are in a good state of repair by managing their capital assets and planning renewal activities.
The Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund (HIRF) program, led by Local Health Integration Networks, provides funds to supplement a hospital’s existing renewal program and help address renewal needs (e.g., roofing systems, boilers, windows) on a priority basis.
Hospitals can receive a HIRF grant for eligible projects regardless of their own ability to raise a local share of the project costs. There is no cost-sharing requirement and 100% of the grant can be used on a single project.
For more details on the fund, please refer to the HIRF Guidelines (2009/19) provided below.
HIRF Guidelines 2009 - 2010HIRF Submission Form 2009 - 2010 (Excel)
HIRF Settlement Report 2009 - 2010 (Excel)
Capital Planning
MOHLTC Capital Planning Manual
MOHLTC/LHIN Capital Working Group
The MOHLTC/LHIN Capital Working Group has been established to facilitate collaboration and partnership between the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) and LHINs in addressing the capital requirements contained in the MOHLTC-LHIN Accountability Agreement (MLAA).
Schedule 5, Financial Management, in the MLAA outlines the responsibilities and obligations of both the MOHLTC and the LHINs in the review and approval of capital projects. The role of the Working Group is to operationalize these sections and ensure clarity for the MOHLTC, LHINs, and health service providers. As per the MLAA, the working group addresses a number of health capital programs including general capital initiatives, own funds capital projects, Health Infrastructure Renewal Fund (HIRF), and Post Construction Operating Plan (PCOP) funding.
MOHLTC/LHIN Capital Working Group Bulletins
Bulletin #4 June 2009
Bulletin #3 February 2009
Bulletin #2 October 2008
Bulletin #1 February 2008
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Community Annual Planning Submissions (CAPS) and the Multi-Sectoral Accountability Agreement (MSAA)
On April 1, 2009, community support service (CSS) organizations, community health centres (CHCs), and the Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) based in Waterloo Wellington will enter into accountability agreements with the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network (WWLHIN). Each of the agreements will be for a 2 year period, April 1, 2009 – March 31, 2011.
The MSAA agreements will be the first signed between these organizations and the WWLHIN. Previous agreements were signed directly with the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. The new agreements differ in form and substance from the old agreements. Although there are elements common to each, individual agreements will also include the unique operational plans submitted by these organizations through the CAPS process undertaken in the fall of 2008.
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Multi-Sectoral Accountability Agreement (M-SAA) Information Sessions
On November 25 and 26, 2008, the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network (WWLHIN) held two information sessions related to the new M-SAA. On April 1, 2009, community support service (CSS) organizations, community health centres (CHCs), and the Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) based in Waterloo Wellington will enter into these new agreements with the WWLHIN.
This document captures the questions posed by participants of the sessions and responses by WWLHIN staff.
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Beginning with the initial conversations in October 2008, the WWLHIN worked with local providers to develop and refresh their individual accountability agreements for the fiscal year beginning April 1, 2009.
Following the completion of this process, health service providers were invited to attend a teleconference update on the process by which decisions were undertaken by the WWLHIN Board of Directors related to the M-SAAs and H-SAAs. The update was provided by the WWLHIN Senior Team and providers had an opportunity to pose questions and seek clarification.
The following two documents capture the information shared by Senior Team in the teleconference held on April 1, 2009, as well as the questions posed by participants in the session and responses provided by WWLHIN staff.
Presentation by WWLHIN Senior Team
Question and Answers
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Community Annual Planning Submissions
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Integration
A health service provider may make plans at its own initiative to integrate services. If the intended integration involves services that are at least partially funded by the WWLHIN, the health service provider must provide the WWLHIN with notice before proceeding to take any further action. In response to this notice, the WWLHIN is given the authority under the Local Health System Integration Act, 2006 (LHSIA) to decline the health service provider-led intended voluntary integration. The WWLHIN may decline an intended voluntary integration if it is considered to be in conflict with either the Integrated Health Service Plan (IHSP) or the public interest.
The following document provides more information on the integration of services by health service providers.
Questions related to the integration of health services in the WWLHIN can be directed to Blair.Philippi@lhins.on.ca
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How to Contact the WWLHIN with a Health System Improvement Idea
The WWLHIN is open to ideas on how to improve and better integrate the local healthcare system. We encourage you to contact us with innovative approaches, strategies or change initiatives which will advance the Integrated Health Services Plan (IHSP) 2010-2013 for Waterloo Wellington. More information on the WWLHIN’s IHSP, 2010 – 2013 – Working Together For a Healthier Future – can be found here.
If you have an idea to improve the local health system:
- Please review the Health System Improvement Pre-Proposal (HSIP) form and the Submission Guide found below. These documents will help you to understand the kind of information you will need to complete your pre-proposal. .
- Contact the WWLHIN office before completing the HSIP form to discuss your idea with WWLHIN staff.
- If you are already a funded Health Services Provider (HSP), please contact your HSP Liaison directly.
- If you are not currently a funded provider or don’t know the name of your Liaison, please contact the WWLHIN reception desk at 519-822-6208
or by email waterloowellington@lhins.on.ca. The receptionist will connect you with a staff person who will listen to your idea, may provide information on related work already underway or may refer you to others to further discuss your idea.
Submitting an HSIP
The HSIP form is used to prepare and submit an overview of your idea to the WWLHIN. Please note that this is intended as a pre-proposal. It is not a full business case or an application for funding.
A pre-proposal is the first step in formally presenting an idea to the WWLHIN for consideration. HSIPs are reviewed by WWLHIN staff who may:
Request a full business* case from idea proponents.
Request further clarification of the information provided
Decline an HSIP as incomplete or inappropriate
* Please note that a full business case provides an opportunity to expand upon an idea but is not a guarantee of approval. Business cases are subject to further review.The outcome of any review process will be provided in writing.
Please submit your HSIP by email to waterloowellington@lhins.on.ca. You will receive acknowledgement of receipt within 3 business days. .
Performance Monitoring and the Variance Reporting Process 2009/2010
Variance Reporting complements quarterly reporting requirements. Quarterly reports are designed to capture standardized, comparable data across the system. Variance reports are designed to be a more flexible communication tool - allowing for timely sharing of information in a way that captures the unique circumstances and innovative solutions of each organization.
Submission of a variance report is triggered by a health service provider’s internal monitoring mechanisms as these flag threats or opportunities associated with achieving year-end service delivery expectations within a balanced budget. From the Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network’s (WWLHIN’s) perspective, it also provides an opportunity to share learning and facilitate the uptake of best practices.
Health service providers are expected to notify the WWLHIN immediately at any point in the fiscal year if the organization’s year-end projection indicates they will:
- deliver service volumes below plan;
- deliver service volumes more than 5% above plan;
- be over budget (i.e. projecting a deficit); or
- be under budget (i.e. projecting a surplus) by more than 5% of your allocation or $20,000, whichever is more.
In any of the above circumstances, health service providers must inform the WWLHIN as soon as the trend is identified by contacting the organization’s WWLHIN Liaison followed by submitting a completed Variance Report Template. The LHIN will expect updates on actions taken to resolve variances and the results of those efforts.
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Peritoneal Dialysis in Long-Term Care Homes Initiative
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Community Planning Presentations 2007
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Mental Health and Addictions Sector Presentations:
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Community Care Information Management (CCIM) Bulletins
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Newsletters
Ontario Behavioural Support Systems Project
Hospital News
Article - Palliative Care in Waterloo Wellington April 2010 Edition
Article - Telemedicine/Geriatric Care at St. Joseph's Health Centre - Guelph April 2010 Edition
Cancer Care Ontario
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On April 12, 2010, Cancer Care Ontario released it Access to Care Informatics (ATCI) Performance Improvement Product electronically (http://www.cancercare.on.ca/atcinformatics).
This product was developed by the ATCI team in collaboration with healthcare facilities and Local Health Integration Networks (LHIN) in the province. It profiles six real-life case studies of how hospitals and LHINs have leveraged available wait time data to improve performance and reduce their patient wait times in the areas of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)/Computed Tomography (CT), total joint replacement surgery, surgical oncology and in the emergency room.
Hard copies will be available at the LHINs, by mid-May 2010.
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