{"title":"Implementing the pillars of value-based care: Leadership lessons from the CIUSSS Centre Ouest de l'Ile de Montreal.","authors":"Jennifer Gutberg, Erin Cook, Lawrence Rosenberg","doi":"10.1177/08404704251317872","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08404704251317872","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Canadian healthcare landscape is characterized by its ambitious pursuit of innovation in response to challenges such as resource limitations and system restructuring. However, meaningful innovations cannot be sustained without leadership that empowers a patient-first integrated model of care. This article will explore the transformative changes of CIUSSS Centre Ouest de l'Île de Montréal directed to implanting the pillars of a value-based health system. We showcase our \"Hospital-at-Home\" program as an example to highlight the critical role of leadership in setting our vision of \"Care Everywhere,\" empowering our healthcare workforce, and in ensuring successful implementation and sustainment. Our manuscript aims to provide insights into the leadership strategies that have underpinned these achievements, focusing on how these innovations have anticipated emerging healthcare demands, and highlighting a sustainable model for health leaders and policy-makers who are addressing similar challenges.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":" ","pages":"206-210"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143374576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determinants associated with receiving a medical appointment through the primary care access points for unattached adults in Quebec: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Mylaine Breton, Catherine Lamoureux-Lamarche, Véronique Deslauriers, Djamal Berbiche, Maude Laberge, Mélanie Ann Smithman, Annie Talbot, Isabelle Gaboury, Marie-Pascale Pomey, Marie Beauséjour","doi":"10.1177/08404704241301773","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08404704241301773","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Canada is experiencing an unprecedented primary care crisis, with 6.5 million Canadians reporting lacking a family physician, including 31% of the Quebec population. To address this problem, the province of Quebec implemented primary care access points (in French, they are <i>Guichets d'accès à la première ligne</i>, or GAPs) to help unattached patients navigate and access primary care services while awaiting attachment. We aimed to examine the determinants associated with unattached patients receiving a medical appointment compared to another service through the GAP. Cross-sectional data (n = 13,291) from two GAPs were collected (June 2022 to March 2023). Multivariable logistic regression was carried out. Being younger, calling for an acute health problem, medication renewal or to have administrative documentation filled, having a physical or mental health problem, and using GAP A (compared to GAP B) were associated with an increased likelihood of receiving a medical appointment. This study is the first to document the characteristics of patients using the GAP and their needs.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":" ","pages":"178-185"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12009450/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142711184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Art of leadership and science of implementation for sustainable impact of organizational model of care.","authors":"Kaiyan Fu, Sarah Tam Lee","doi":"10.1177/08404704241271235","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08404704241271235","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Necessitated by the healthcare crisis and exacerbated by the pandemic, and building on model of care experimentation over the last decade, SE Health executed on an organizational change to bring the innovative model to life. This model is titled H.O.P.E. MODEL™ of Care-Home, Opportunity, People, Empowerment. The innovation in model of care design and implementation is guided by the Integrated-Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (i-PARiHS) Framework. Our journey highlights the art of leadership and science of implementation for sustainable impact on care excellence and health system transformation. This implementation experience has also generated the following insights: reinforce the foundation, operationalizing practice, what gets measured gets done, technology enabling practice, and all roads lead to H.O.P.E.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":" ","pages":"211-215"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142134130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Connie Wong, Martin Beaumont, Tara Klassen, Amy McCavour, Ricardo Rendon, Bobby Shayegan
{"title":"The far-reaching impact of robotic-assisted surgery on healthcare systems.","authors":"Connie Wong, Martin Beaumont, Tara Klassen, Amy McCavour, Ricardo Rendon, Bobby Shayegan","doi":"10.1177/08404704251327561","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08404704251327561","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The use of Robotic-Assisted Surgery (RAS) in Canada continues to grow and evolve, demonstrating improvements in patient and clinical outcomes across a wide range of surgical procedures. Global studies show how implementing a RAS program can also increase hospital capacity, drive benefits in health human resources, and improve overall health system efficiency. Despite the evidence of these positive results, Canada lags behind other developed nations in adopting RAS. Drawing on the experience of surgeons and health leaders from across Canada, this article focuses on the benefits of adopting RAS and discusses the challenges organizations face in successfully funding and implementing RAS programs. This includes the innovative approaches health leaders are taking to support equitable access to RAS for patients and offers evidence-informed strategies that can help unlock the full potential of RAS-beyond the operating room-to improve overall quality of care and the sustainability of the Canadian healthcare system.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":"38 3","pages":"156-165"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143986887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"HCA PIECES<sup>TM</sup> Care Coach Program: Peer-to-peer approach to promote person-centred care in long-term care.","authors":"Jae Yon Jones, Amanda Leddy, Gloria Real","doi":"10.1177/08404704241290777","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08404704241290777","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In Long-Term Care (LTC) settings, the potentially inappropriate use of antipsychotics for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia is a persistent issue, with high rates despite limited benefit and serious risk. Best practice is a non-pharmacological, person-centred approach to care, though this can be challenging in LTC settings. To help address this gap, we developed the PIECES<sup>TM</sup> HCA Care Coach Program and described its implementation and outcomes observed at 13 LTC homes. This program empowers healthcare aides with training, tools, and processes to practice the principles of person-centred care and provide peer mentorship to the care team. After one year, we found declining antipsychotics use (by 4.4%) and positive indicators of improved staff experience and improved resident quality of life. The Care Coach Program can be adapted and spread to a variety of LTC settings to help reduce potentially inappropriate antipsychotic use and better support people living with dementia.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":" ","pages":"172-177"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142523336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Deborah Sattler, Michelle Howard, Doris Nessim, Marg McAlister, Lisa Dolovich
{"title":"Integrating informal and formal care: An innovative, scalable program blueprint.","authors":"Deborah Sattler, Michelle Howard, Doris Nessim, Marg McAlister, Lisa Dolovich","doi":"10.1177/08404704241292329","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08404704241292329","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>People have infinite needs, including illness prevention, wellness, self-care, practical support, and quality of life. This article describes community-based, informal care programs that help people identify their needs, set goals, and organize networks of care to address their needs holistically in a way that can also significantly reduce healthcare costs. Approaches can be customized for primary care, home and community, hospice, and other care sectors to facilitate low-cost, high impact adoption. We provide a blueprint for programs that integrate informal and formal care across social, physical, and mental health domains as a key part of healthcare system transformation.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":" ","pages":"273-277"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12009449/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142644677","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preventing healthcare worker burnout in primary care settings through the trauma-informed CARES Leadership Competency Model.","authors":"Christopher Eastmond, Samantha Fernandes","doi":"10.1177/08404704241297074","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08404704241297074","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Staff burnout, a pervasive and persistent issue in the Canadian primary care environment, demands urgent and immediate attention. The managerial response to this problem has been largely reactive, especially in the post-COVID era. The need for proactive approaches to equip health leaders to detect early signs of burnout in healthcare workers and intervene effectively is more pressing than ever. Health leaders are beginning to acknowledge the significant role that trauma plays in impacting workers' propensity to experience burnout, leading to the growing recognition of trauma-informed best practices in healthcare management. This article will introduce the CARES Model, a leadership competency framework that underscores the connections between leadership competencies and employee-leader engagement to detect early signs of burnout in primary care workers. The model, along with the proposed CARES toolkit, strongly emphasizes trauma-informed best practices and will enable health leaders to better proactively prevent burnout through appropriate, empathetic, and efficient interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":" ","pages":"221-228"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142630290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Message from the Guest Editor.","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/08404704251324366","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/08404704251324366","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":"38 3","pages":"154-155"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144049325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charissa Cordon, Dianne Norman, Alison Fox-Robichaud, Joanna Pierazzo, Natasha Marzilli, Marium Alvi, Charlotte Blakely, Mary Anne Aliazon
{"title":"Exploring the impact of a clinical extern program on readiness to practice.","authors":"Charissa Cordon, Dianne Norman, Alison Fox-Robichaud, Joanna Pierazzo, Natasha Marzilli, Marium Alvi, Charlotte Blakely, Mary Anne Aliazon","doi":"10.1177/08404704241293050","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08404704241293050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic created an increased demand for healthcare professionals across all healthcare sectors globally. Attrition, retirement, delayed graduations, and sick leaves resulted in an inadequate supply of knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced nurses to care for hospitalized patients and help address hospital capacity pressures. In response to this health human resource crisis in Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Health offered hospitals funding to support the employment of Clinical Externs (CEs), that is, students in nursing, respiratory therapy, physiotherapy, occupational therapy medicine, and paramedicine, hired to work as unregulated staff, alongside an inter-professional team. This mixed-methods study evaluated the CE program that was implemented in one large academic hospital. The primary aim was to identify the outcomes of the clinical extern program from the perspectives of CEs, CE coordinators, and clinical leaders. Findings indicate the clinical extern program reinforces student confidence and supports their transition to formal nursing and respiratory therapy roles.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":" ","pages":"216-220"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142570017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Grace Liu, Kristina Kokorelias, Amanda Knoepfli, Tracey DasGupta, Naomi Ziegler, Emma Elliot, Sara J T Guilcher, Sander L Hitzig
{"title":"A new patient navigation model of care to support older adults in transitions of care: Key considerations for implementation for policy-makers and health leaders.","authors":"Grace Liu, Kristina Kokorelias, Amanda Knoepfli, Tracey DasGupta, Naomi Ziegler, Emma Elliot, Sara J T Guilcher, Sander L Hitzig","doi":"10.1177/08404704241288458","DOIUrl":"10.1177/08404704241288458","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A Patient Navigation (PN) Model of Care was introduced in a large metropolitan hospital in Ontario (Canada) to support transitions in care for older adults in 2019. The patient navigator is a community social worker or \"community transitional lead\" embedded in the hospital's in care teams to assist with discharge planning and provide follow-up care to older adults, their families, and/or care partners for up to 90 days. Initially, the PN program supported acute care patients and has since expanded in the Emergency Department and Reactivation Care Centre. In this cohort retrospective observational study, we described the new PN Model of Care by analyzing the clinical notes collected by the patient navigator. This article provides preliminary insights for health leaders who are interested in implementing this novel PN model to improve transitions of care in a hospital setting. Funding was provided by the SLAIGHT Family Foundation.</p>","PeriodicalId":39854,"journal":{"name":"Healthcare Management Forum","volume":" ","pages":"186-191"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12009445/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142381944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}