An environmental scan of Ontario Health Teams: a descriptive study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ontario Health Teams (OHTs) are an integrated care system introduced in Ontario, Canada in 2019 after the 14 Local Health Integrated Networks (LHINs) were dissolved. The objective of this study is to give an overview of the current state of the OHT model's implementation, and what priority populations and transitions of care models were identified by OHTs.

Methods

This scan involved a structured search for each approved OHT of publicly available resources with three main sources: the full application submitted by the OHT, the OHT website, and a Google search with the name of the OHT.

Results

As of July 23, 2021, there were 42 approved OHTs and nine transitions of care programs were identified across nine OHTs. Of the approved OHTs, 38 had identified ten dis

SUBMITTER: Sethuram C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9993364 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature