Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01997, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Zolfagharinia, Hossein (Ryerson University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : This project addresses the importance of determining how an efficient primary healthcare delivery can be_x000D_
designed and implemented in Ontario, Canada. In the current practice, an individual must search for a family_x000D_
physician on their own. If the physician has enough capacity to take a new patient, that individual is assigned to_x000D_
the physician's list; otherwise, he/she should check with other physicians or stay on the waitlist. This practice_x000D_
can create different workloads for physicians and also result in a few issues for patients, e.g., patients may be_x000D_
left searching for a family physician or waiting a few days to be visited by their physician._x000D_
This initiative is in accordance to the Ontario Government's decision to implement a new primary care model_x000D_
through the establishment of the Patient Care Groups (PCGs). A proper implementation of the PCG model can_x000D_
improve the primary healthcare delivery to Ontarians. However, there is currently limited guidelines on the_x000D_
PCG model and its implementation. To provide a better understanding of the PCG model and a clear guideline_x000D_
on its implementation, Homecare Intelligence Canada (a technology-based software solution provider) and its_x000D_
academic partner (Ryerson University) have collaboratively started work on this project. The main goal of the_x000D_
proposed research project is to understand the logistical implications of this new model of primary care_x000D_
delivery., program purpose french : This project addresses the importance of determining how an efficient primary healthcare delivery can be_x000D_
designed and implemented in Ontario, Canada. In the current practice, an individual must search for a family_x000D_
physician on their own. If the physician has enough capacity to take a new patient, that individual is assigned to_x000D_
the physician's list; otherwise, he/she should check with other physicians or stay on the waitlist. This practice_x000D_
can create different workloads for physicians and also result in a few issues for patients, e.g., patients may be_x000D_
left searching for a family physician or waiting a few days to be visited by their physician._x000D_
This initiative is in accordance to the Ontario Government's decision to implement a new primary care model_x000D_
through the establishment of the Patient Care Groups (PCGs). A proper implementation of the PCG model can_x000D_
improve the primary healthcare delivery to Ontarians. However, there is currently limited guidelines on the_x000D_
PCG model and its implementation. To provide a better understanding of the PCG model and a clear guideline_x000D_
on its implementation, Homecare Intelligence Canada (a technology-based software solution provider) and its_x000D_
academic partner (Ryerson University) have collaboratively started work on this project. The main goal of the_x000D_
proposed research project is to understand the logistical implications of this new model of primary care_x000D_
delivery., agreement title english : Patient Assignment to Primary Health Care Providers, agreement title french : Patient Assignment to Primary Health Care Providers, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada