Learning from the Experience of Accountable Care Organizations in the US
Publication year: 2019
In February 2019, the Government of Ontario revealed
its plans to reform the Ontario health system. The plans
include the amalgamation of the province’s six
provincial agencies (i.e., Cancer Care Ontario, Health
Quality Ontario, eHealth Ontario, Trillium Gift of Life
Network, Health Shared Services Ontario and
HealthForceOntario Marketing and Recruitment
Agency) and its 14 Local Health Integration Networks
into one central agency responsible for planning,
delivering and improving the quality of care in
Ontario.(1) In addition, the province announced its
intention to support the development of a number of
Ontario Health Teams (OHTs), which would have
providers and organizations work together in networks
to deliver the