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OCFP Policy Directions
The OCFP is seeking your input on our policy priorities. Your responses are confidential and will be used in aggregate form only. Thank you for participating in our survey – the estimated completion time is no more than 5 minutes.
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1.
The OCFP is recommending the following interconnected solutions that are designed to help more Ontarians get access to primary care – now and in the future. From the list below, what are the most impactful recommendations to support you and your patients and ultimately help realize the full potential of primary care and family medicine?
Please rate the solutions according to the following scale:
(Required.)
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.
Very impactful
Somewhat impactful
Not very impactful
Not impactful at all
Unsure
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
Somewhat impactful
Not very impactful
Not impactful at all
Unsure
Develop new models of care that fit today’s population and provider needs.
Very impactful
Somewhat impactful
Not very impactful
Not impactful at all
Unsure
Reduce the documentation burden by simplifying and standardizing common medical forms.
Very impactful
Somewhat impactful
Not very impactful
Not impactful at all
Unsure
Develop a provincial health human resource (HHR) plan, with a list of regions where family doctors are/will be needed.
Very impactful
Somewhat impactful
Not very impactful
Not impactful at all
Unsure
Expand existing incentives to attract more family doctors to areas of critical need in rural and Northern Ontario.
Very impactful
Somewhat impactful
Not very impactful
Not impactful at all
Unsure
Support initiatives that can reduce administrative tasks, such as medical scribes and virtual assistants.
Very impactful
Somewhat impactful
Not very impactful
Not impactful at all
Unsure
Optimize Electronic Medical Records (EMRs).
Very impactful
Somewhat impactful
Not very impactful
Not impactful at all
Unsure
Create a centralized referral system.
Very impactful
Somewhat impactful
Not very impactful
Not impactful at all
Unsure
Offer incentives to attract more family doctors to communities where patients have more complex healthcare needs and worse social determinants of health.
Very impactful
Somewhat impactful
Not very impactful
Not impactful at all
Unsure
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Are there other solutions that you believe the OCFP should be considering?
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3.
What is your practice type? (Select one)
(Required.)
Community Health Centre (CHC)
Comprehensive Care Model (CCM)
Family Health Group (FHG)
Family Health Network (FHN) (not in a FHT)
Family Health Organization (FHO) (not in a FHT)
Family Health Team - Family Health Network (FHT-FHN)
Family Health Team - Family Health Organization (FHT-FHO)
Fee for Service (FFS)
GP Focused Practice
Rural Northern Physician Group Agreement (FNPGA)
Family Medicine Resident
Retired / Not practising
Other (please specify)
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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).
(Required.)
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.
