Health Quality Ontario
Health Quality Ontario (HQO) has a legislative mandate established under the Excellent Care for All Act 2010 to evaluate new health care technologies and services for effectiveness; to report on the health care system's quality and provide support for quality improvement. The agency also provides evidence-based recommendations concerning health care funding; public reporting across all health sectors including long-term care, home care and primary care.
Health care providers can join Quorum, an online community dedicated to improving the quality of health care across Ontario Quorum supports quality improvement work by allowing providers to:
- Find and connect with others working to improve health care quality
- Identify opportunities to collaborate
- Stay informed with the latest quality improvement news
- Give and receive support from the community
- Share what works and what doesn’t
- See details of completed quality improvement projects
- Learn about training opportunities
- Join a Community of Practice
To be redirected to HQO’s palliative care quality standards for Ontario click here: https://www.hqontario.ca/evidence-to-improve-care/quality-standards/view-all-quality-standards/palliative-care.
To learn more about Quorum where palliative health care providers seek advice and support on implementing quality improvement projects related to palliative care click this link
https://www.hqontario.ca/Quality-Improvement/Quorum
