OCFP Policy Directions Survey

	Very impactful	Somewhat impactful	Not very impactful	Not impactful at all	Unsure
Fund a pool of primary care team members (e.g., social workers, nurses, etc.) that would be available to family practices.	Fund a pool of primary care team members (e.g., social workers, nurses, etc.) that would be available to family practices. Very impactful	Fund a pool of primary care team members (e.g., social workers, nurses, etc.) that would be available to family practices. Somewhat impactful	Fund a pool of primary care team members (e.g., social workers, nurses, etc.) that would be available to family practices. Not very impactful	Fund a pool of primary care team members (e.g., social workers, nurses, etc.) that would be available to family practices. Not impactful at all	Fund a pool of primary care team members (e.g., social workers, nurses, etc.) that would be available to family practices. Unsure
Offer incentives to attract more family doctors to communities where patients have more complex healthcare needs and worse social determinants of health.	Offer incentives to attract more family doctors to communities where patients have more complex healthcare needs and worse social determinants of health. Very impactful	Offer incentives to attract more family doctors to communities where patients have more complex healthcare needs and worse social determinants of health. Somewhat impactful	Offer incentives to attract more family doctors to communities where patients have more complex healthcare needs and worse social determinants of health. Not very impactful	Offer incentives to attract more family doctors to communities where patients have more complex healthcare needs and worse social determinants of health. Not impactful at all	Offer incentives to attract more family doctors to communities where patients have more complex healthcare needs and worse social determinants of health. Unsure
Expand existing incentives to attract more family doctors to areas of critical need in rural and Northern Ontario.	Expand existing incentives to attract more family doctors to areas of critical need in rural and Northern Ontario. Very impactful	Expand existing incentives to attract more family doctors to areas of critical need in rural and Northern Ontario. Somewhat impactful	Expand existing incentives to attract more family doctors to areas of critical need in rural and Northern Ontario. Not very impactful	Expand existing incentives to attract more family doctors to areas of critical need in rural and Northern Ontario. Not impactful at all	Expand existing incentives to attract more family doctors to areas of critical need in rural and Northern Ontario. Unsure
Support initiatives that can reduce administrative tasks, such as medical scribes and virtual assistants.	Support initiatives that can reduce administrative tasks, such as medical scribes and virtual assistants. Very impactful	Support initiatives that can reduce administrative tasks, such as medical scribes and virtual assistants. Somewhat impactful	Support initiatives that can reduce administrative tasks, such as medical scribes and virtual assistants. Not very impactful	Support initiatives that can reduce administrative tasks, such as medical scribes and virtual assistants. Not impactful at all	Support initiatives that can reduce administrative tasks, such as medical scribes and virtual assistants. Unsure
Develop new models of care that fit today’s population and provider needs.	Develop new models of care that fit today’s population and provider needs. Very impactful	Develop new models of care that fit today’s population and provider needs. Somewhat impactful	Develop new models of care that fit today’s population and provider needs. Not very impactful	Develop new models of care that fit today’s population and provider needs. Not impactful at all	Develop new models of care that fit today’s population and provider needs. Unsure
Optimize Electronic Medical Records (EMRs).	Optimize Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). Very impactful	Optimize Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). Somewhat impactful	Optimize Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). Not very impactful	Optimize Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). Not impactful at all	Optimize Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). Unsure
Create a centralized referral system.	Create a centralized referral system. Very impactful	Create a centralized referral system. Somewhat impactful	Create a centralized referral system. Not very impactful	Create a centralized referral system. Not impactful at all	Create a centralized referral system. Unsure
Reduce the documentation burden by simplifying and standardizing common medical forms.	Reduce the documentation burden by simplifying and standardizing common medical forms. Very impactful	Reduce the documentation burden by simplifying and standardizing common medical forms. Somewhat impactful	Reduce the documentation burden by simplifying and standardizing common medical forms. Not very impactful	Reduce the documentation burden by simplifying and standardizing common medical forms. Not impactful at all	Reduce the documentation burden by simplifying and standardizing common medical forms. Unsure
Create formal regional networks for family doctors to access info and supports, including the "funded primary care team members" referenced in this list.	Create formal regional networks for family doctors to access info and supports, including the "funded primary care team members" referenced in this list. Very impactful	Create formal regional networks for family doctors to access info and supports, including the "funded primary care team members" referenced in this list. Somewhat impactful	Create formal regional networks for family doctors to access info and supports, including the "funded primary care team members" referenced in this list. Not very impactful	Create formal regional networks for family doctors to access info and supports, including the "funded primary care team members" referenced in this list. Not impactful at all	Create formal regional networks for family doctors to access info and supports, including the "funded primary care team members" referenced in this list. Unsure
Develop a provincial health human resource (HHR) plan, with a list of regions where family doctors are/will be needed.	Develop a provincial health human resource (HHR) plan, with a list of regions where family doctors are/will be needed. Very impactful	Develop a provincial health human resource (HHR) plan, with a list of regions where family doctors are/will be needed. Somewhat impactful	Develop a provincial health human resource (HHR) plan, with a list of regions where family doctors are/will be needed. Not very impactful	Develop a provincial health human resource (HHR) plan, with a list of regions where family doctors are/will be needed. Not impactful at all	Develop a provincial health human resource (HHR) plan, with a list of regions where family doctors are/will be needed. Unsure

Very impactful

Somewhat impactful

Not very impactful

Not impactful at all

Unsure

Fund a pool of primary care team members (e.g., social workers, nurses, etc.) that would be available to family practices.

Fund a pool of primary care team members (e.g., social workers, nurses, etc.) that would be available to family practices. Very impactful

Fund a pool of primary care team members (e.g., social workers, nurses, etc.) that would be available to family practices. Somewhat impactful

Fund a pool of primary care team members (e.g., social workers, nurses, etc.) that would be available to family practices. Not very impactful

Fund a pool of primary care team members (e.g., social workers, nurses, etc.) that would be available to family practices. Not impactful at all

Fund a pool of primary care team members (e.g., social workers, nurses, etc.) that would be available to family practices. Unsure

Offer incentives to attract more family doctors to communities where patients have more complex healthcare needs and worse social determinants of health.

Offer incentives to attract more family doctors to communities where patients have more complex healthcare needs and worse social determinants of health. Very impactful

Offer incentives to attract more family doctors to communities where patients have more complex healthcare needs and worse social determinants of health. Somewhat impactful

Offer incentives to attract more family doctors to communities where patients have more complex healthcare needs and worse social determinants of health. Not very impactful

Offer incentives to attract more family doctors to communities where patients have more complex healthcare needs and worse social determinants of health. Not impactful at all

Offer incentives to attract more family doctors to communities where patients have more complex healthcare needs and worse social determinants of health. Unsure

Expand existing incentives to attract more family doctors to areas of critical need in rural and Northern Ontario.

Expand existing incentives to attract more family doctors to areas of critical need in rural and Northern Ontario. Very impactful

Expand existing incentives to attract more family doctors to areas of critical need in rural and Northern Ontario. Somewhat impactful

Expand existing incentives to attract more family doctors to areas of critical need in rural and Northern Ontario. Not very impactful

Expand existing incentives to attract more family doctors to areas of critical need in rural and Northern Ontario. Not impactful at all

Expand existing incentives to attract more family doctors to areas of critical need in rural and Northern Ontario. Unsure

Support initiatives that can reduce administrative tasks, such as medical scribes and virtual assistants.

Support initiatives that can reduce administrative tasks, such as medical scribes and virtual assistants. Very impactful

Support initiatives that can reduce administrative tasks, such as medical scribes and virtual assistants. Somewhat impactful

Support initiatives that can reduce administrative tasks, such as medical scribes and virtual assistants. Not very impactful

Support initiatives that can reduce administrative tasks, such as medical scribes and virtual assistants. Not impactful at all

Support initiatives that can reduce administrative tasks, such as medical scribes and virtual assistants. Unsure

Develop new models of care that fit today’s population and provider needs.

Develop new models of care that fit today’s population and provider needs. Very impactful

Develop new models of care that fit today’s population and provider needs. Somewhat impactful

Develop new models of care that fit today’s population and provider needs. Not very impactful

Develop new models of care that fit today’s population and provider needs. Not impactful at all

Develop new models of care that fit today’s population and provider needs. Unsure

Optimize Electronic Medical Records (EMRs).

Optimize Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). Very impactful

Optimize Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). Somewhat impactful

Optimize Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). Not very impactful

Optimize Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). Not impactful at all

Optimize Electronic Medical Records (EMRs). Unsure

Create a centralized referral system.

Create a centralized referral system. Very impactful

Create a centralized referral system. Somewhat impactful

Create a centralized referral system. Not very impactful

Create a centralized referral system. Not impactful at all

Create a centralized referral system. Unsure

Reduce the documentation burden by simplifying and standardizing common medical forms.

Reduce the documentation burden by simplifying and standardizing common medical forms. Very impactful

Reduce the documentation burden by simplifying and standardizing common medical forms. Somewhat impactful

Reduce the documentation burden by simplifying and standardizing common medical forms. Not very impactful

Reduce the documentation burden by simplifying and standardizing common medical forms. Not impactful at all

Reduce the documentation burden by simplifying and standardizing common medical forms. Unsure

Create formal regional networks for family doctors to access info and supports, including the "funded primary care team members" referenced in this list.

Create formal regional networks for family doctors to access info and supports, including the "funded primary care team members" referenced in this list. Very impactful

Create formal regional networks for family doctors to access info and supports, including the "funded primary care team members" referenced in this list. Somewhat impactful

Create formal regional networks for family doctors to access info and supports, including the "funded primary care team members" referenced in this list. Not very impactful

Create formal regional networks for family doctors to access info and supports, including the "funded primary care team members" referenced in this list. Not impactful at all

Create formal regional networks for family doctors to access info and supports, including the "funded primary care team members" referenced in this list. Unsure

Develop a provincial health human resource (HHR) plan, with a list of regions where family doctors are/will be needed.

Develop a provincial health human resource (HHR) plan, with a list of regions where family doctors are/will be needed. Very impactful

Develop a provincial health human resource (HHR) plan, with a list of regions where family doctors are/will be needed. Somewhat impactful

Develop a provincial health human resource (HHR) plan, with a list of regions where family doctors are/will be needed. Not very impactful

Develop a provincial health human resource (HHR) plan, with a list of regions where family doctors are/will be needed. Not impactful at all

Develop a provincial health human resource (HHR) plan, with a list of regions where family doctors are/will be needed. Unsure

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* 4. Please indicate the Ontario health geographic region where you practice (if you practice in more than one region, indicate the region where you practice the most).

West Region (communities from Waterloo to Windsor and Tobermory to Niagara Falls)

Central Region (communities from Mississauga to Huntsville and Orangeville to Markham)

Toronto Central (73 urban areas across Toronto)

East Region (communities from Scarborough to Deep River to Hawkesbury)

North East Region (communities from Parry Sound to Sault Ste. Marie to the Hudson Bay and James Bay Coasts)

North West Region (communities from Thunder Bay to Kenora to the Hudson Bay Coast)

I do not practice in Ontario, or am not practising

Thank you for your participation in OCFP’s policy pulse survey. Your responses are important in shaping OCFP’s policy directions in the coming months and years. More detail will be provided to members as our policy positions and actions are formalized.

OCFP Policy Directions

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* 2. Are there other solutions that you believe the OCFP should be considering?

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* 3. What is your practice type? (Select one)

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* 4. Please indicate the Ontario health geographic region where you practice (if you practice in more than one region, indicate the region where you practice the most).