IHSP Priorities

The North East LHIN’s Integrated Health Service Plan, 2013-2016 is a reflection of local voices. Northerners said that health care needs transformation. They helped develop and validate priorities for that improvement, which are reflected in the IHSP’s strategies to improve health care programs and services in Northeastern Ontario over the next three years.

To read our Integrated Health Service Plan, 2013-2016, click here.

Our 2013-2016 IHSP priorities include:

1. Increase Primary Care Coordination
2. Enhance Care Coordination and Transitions to Improve the Patient Experience  
   • Assisted Living For High Risk Seniors 
   • Aging at Home
   • Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) 
   • Expanding Physiotherapy for Seniors and Patients 
   • Health Links 
   • Home First 
   • North East Ontario End of Life Care Network
   • Telehomecare 
3. Make Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Services More Accessible 
4. Target the Needs of Culturally Diverse Population Groups  
   • Aboriginal / First Nation / Métis Health Services
   • French Language Health Services

These are supported by:

• Electronic Health Record Opportunities 
• Realignment and System Transformation 
• Recruitment and Retention of Health Human Resources

Additional area of NE LHIN focus:

• Chronic Disease Prevention and Management 
• Emergency Department (ED) / Alternate Level of Care (ALC)
• Emergency Department Wait Times
• Falls Prevention 
• Northeast Hip and Knee Replacement Program (NE HKRP) 
• Optimization of Surgical Services

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