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A Clinical Consensus Approach to Developing a New Funding Model for Radiation Services in Ontario
Suzanna Apostolovski1, Farzana McCallum2, Carina Simniceanu3
1A lead with the Performance and Accountability team (clinical program) at Ontario Health in Toronto, ON, and has previously worked with the Radiation Treatment Program (RTP). She is also working to improve health services research and enhance communication strategies and knowledge translation for women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ.
Abstract:
In 2021, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario) introduced a quality-based procedure model for the funding of radiation treatment (RT) in Ontario. This model ties reimbursement to patient care activities, ensuring equity and transparency in funding. Over 200 RT interprofessionals (oncologists, therapists and physicists) participated on 22 expert panels to establish or identify 288 evidence-based RT protocols and 672 quality expectations (QEs) to optimally deliver RT, which eventually led to the micro-costing of all protocols. Iterative review is required to ensure updated techniques and identify evolving standards of care, thereby providing the highest quality of RT care to Ontarians.
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