Quality Measures Database

Health care delivered by a multidisciplinary team of providers and specialists, typically offering services to a geographic area or special population.
Additional Domain(s) : Comprehensiveness

Research literature reviews and expert informant interview that were part of a 1995 Health Canada report on evaluation of CHC's emphasized particular service delivery and human resource approaches as important in the achievement of CHC's outcomes. One key aspect of this is the involvement of CHC staff in a comprehensive range of services which include promotion, preventive, primary curative, rehabilitative and supportive strategies. The goal of this measure is to capture the proportion of staff time spent in these various activities in order facilitate a shift toward greater diversity in service provision.

Wanke, M.I., Saunders, L.D., Pong, R.W., & Church, W.J.B. Building a Stronger Foundation: A Framework for Planning and Evaluating Community-Based Health Services in Canada. Ottawa: Health Canada, 1995.

III: Preliminary research evidence only or evidence based on consensus opinion only.

• * There is too much cross over between these services to accurately measure this.
• In our region CHC's have not traditionally been active in the care/support of individuals who have SMI or addiction issues as the primary concern. Typical the medical physical health care is the focus. There is a need for psychosocial rehab education for

Ratings-based Rank Relevance 111 Actionability 130 Overall Importance 113		Stakeholder Rank Academics 132 Clinicians 114 Consumers 115 Decision Makers 124 �		Special Group Rank First Nations 131 Rural Areas 105 Federal Stakeholders 126
Regional Rank BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL YT NT NU 133 116 142 92 118 102 128 116 67 93 150 147 74				Overall Rank        118