ID-5184 Wonca Abstracts supplement A-K 13-10-23 - Flipbook - Page 249
WONCA 2023 Supplement 1: WONCA 2023 abstracts (A–K)
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Primary care data reports in Ontario, Canada: Comparing
primary care attachment rates from 2020 to 2022
Prof Michael Green1,2, Rick Glazier2,3, Shahriar Khan1,2, Kamila Premji4, Imaan Bayoumi1,2,
Liisa Jaakkimainen2,3, Tara Kiran2,3, Lynn Roberts1, Peter Gozdyra2,3, Mr Eliot Frymire1,2
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Queens University, 2Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, 3University of Toronto,
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Aim and objectives
Using standard health administrative measures in primary care in conjunction with measures for
attachment to a primary care provider, primary care data reports were produced for regionally based
Ontario health teams (OHTs). Attachment categories include attached, uncertainly attached receiving
primary care and uncertainly attached without primary care services. This study looks at the key
differences that occurred between the first (March 2020) and second (March 2022) versions of
the reports.
Content and approach
This cohort study used linked health administrative datasets in conjunction with measures of
attachment to a primary care provider. Patient data are stratified according to key demographics,
patient characteristics, healthcare utilisation and primary care indicators. Six priority populations of
interest were produced by region based on policy decision maker input. These priority populations
included those who attended the emergency department, were hospitalised, received home care, had
a mental health diagnosis and who were in palliative care or had a frailty diagnosis.
Results
There was a 2.5% drop in the attachment rate to a primary care provider from 2020 to 2022. Full
results will be include in the presentation.
Goals
Province-wide changes in primary care attachment to a primary care provider worsened over the
period 2020–22. Full results will be included in presentation. Policy and decision makers need to
prioritise attachment to a primary care provider.
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