Clinical and Quality Standards

Developed in collaboration with patients, physicians, nurses, other clinicians, care partners, and organizations across the province, quality standards are intended to achieve four main goals. The goals are to help:

• Patients, families and care partners know what to ask for in their care 
• Health clinicians know what care they should offer, based on the best available evidence and expert consensus
• Health care organizations and professionals measure, assess, and improve their performance in caring for patients 
• Health services planners create the environment for clinicians and health care organizations to deliver high-quality care

Quality standards are designed to improve care in Ontario and target priority areas in need of improvement. With their associated tools and resources to support implementation, quality standards provide the blueprint to enable the health care system in Ontario to work better, facilitate smooth transitions, and ensure patients receive the same high-quality care, regardless of where they reside.

Supporting Documents

Getting started guide
Quality improvement tools and resources for health care professionals, including an action plan template.

Measurement guide
Supplementary information to support the data collection and measurement process.

Questions? Please email UnderstandQS@ontariohealth.ca.

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