

Toronto Palliative Care Associates ( TPCA): developed to provide improved access for palliative patients to palliative care doctors and palliative care services in health centres, long-term care homes and in the home for Toronto area patients.GP Focused Practice: Alternative Funding Plans to focused practice general practitioners in HIV, Palliative Care, and Care of the Elderly.There are a number of patient enrolment models that have been developed targeted to distinct population groups or geographical areas: List of currently active Family Health Organizations.If you would like additional information about or to register into one of the Capitation Based Models, please contact a program analyst at List of currently active Family Health Networks

The key differences of the FHO compared to the FHN include the base rate payment, associated basket of core services, and access bonus calculation. Information technology and preventive health care services, chronic disease management and health promotion are also integral parts of these models. The two models offer comprehensive care during a combination of regular physician office hours and after-hours services. The physicians are also eligible for specific bonuses and premiums based on patient enrolment. If you would like additional information about or to register into one of the Enhanced-FFS Models, please contact a program analyst at List of currently active Family Health Groupsįamily Health Network ( FHN) and Family Health Organization ( FHO) models, which have three or more physicians, are compensated primarily through capitation payments but also receive FFS payments. The Comprehensive Care Model and Family Health Group model physicians are compensated primarily through FFS but are also eligible for specific bonuses and premiums based on patient enrolment.Ĭomprehensive Care Model ( CCM) is for solo physicians who commit to provide comprehensive primary health care and a block of after-hours services each week to their enrolled patients.įamily Health Group ( FHG) is offered to groups of three or more physicians to provide comprehensive primary health care and after-hours services to their enrolled/assigned patients. Primary Health Care Models and Programs Enhanced Fee-For-Service Models The different agreements address the needs of the general population as well as specific communities and populations with focused health needs while providing primary care physicians many options. In Ontario, primary care has evolved from a predominantly fee- for-service (FFS) system of independent physicians to more advanced group-based practices premised on patient enrolment and comprehensive care. Primary care is the first point of contact between a patient and the health care system and includes illness prevention, health promotion, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation and counselling. Please refer to INFOBulletin 11233 for additional details on impacted programs and designated ministry email account. scanned original, electronic device applications, or digital) will be accepted in lieu of original, signed documents. Applications that include electronic signatures (i.e. Only applications that are sent by email to a ministry designated account will be accepted. NOTICE: Effective immediately, the Ministry of Health has temporarily suspended acceptance of all mailed/couriered documents and faxes related to application-based programs.
