OCCHA’s Quarterly Newsletter
The OCCHA Board of Directors is pleased to introduce our electronic
newsletter. This quarterly
publication will allow OCCHA to provide updates on changes to the
accreditation process and standards. It will also provide updates on our
work related to the quality framework for public health units. We
welcome your feedback and invite you to contact Bev Russ at
bevruss@occha.org with any comments or suggestions. Our sincere
thanks to all those who contributed to the development and/or content,
including the OCCHA Marketing Committee. You may download a copy by
clicking on the link below.
Discussion Paper on Accountability
The OCCHA Board of Directors is pleased to provide you with our Discussion
Paper on accountability, "Developing a Structure for
Accountability: How Accreditation Can Work for Public Health."
This paper, developed in response to health unit and
member organization feedback through our strategic planning process,
reviews the current accountability initiatives, identifies existing gaps
and makes recommendations for the development of a comprehensive
accountability framework, including providing incentives for 100%
participation in the accreditation process.
This discussion paper addresses two of our strategic
directions (See Strategic Planning), strengthening support from the
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) for both OCCHA and
accreditation and exploring other continuous quality improvement
initiatives. It is intended to facilitate discussion of how OCCHA and the
accreditation process can better assist health units in demonstrating
accountability, not only to the MOHLTC and municipal funding bodies, but
also to the general public. The results of discussions generated by this
paper will be used to improve the accreditation process.
This paper has already been circulated to the member
organizations of the OCCHA Board of Directors and the MOHLTC, Public
Health Branch. We encourage you to review the discussion paper and to
provide OCCHA with any recommendations for improvement. We look forward to
your responses and the continued development of this paper.
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