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The Patient Experience in Ontario 2020: What Is Possible?
Cathy Fooks1, Genevieve Obarski2, Lori Hale3
1President and CEO, The Change Foundation, Toronto, ON.
Abstract:
Words are important. They signal an intention behind a thought. So when Ontario's Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care publishes an action plan (Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, 2012) that declares itself to be "obsessively patient-centred," curiosity ensues and terms abound. Patient-centred care, patient engagement and patient experience - all seem to be in the mix in Ontario. This paper will propose a set of definitions for these commonly used terms, examine the progress being made in Ontario towards a more patient-centred healthcare system and suggest where we might aim to be by 2020.
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