Jamboree summary

On February 24th, RISE held a ‘jamboree’ on supporting OHTs in adopting a population-health management approach. A RISE brief was prepared to inform the discussion. The jamboree involved four separate deliberations, where participants were asked to provide their input on key questions. A short summary of each of the deliberations is included below. A more complete summary of the key messages and resources shared during the jamboree will be included in an updated version of the brief, which will be finalized and posted on the RISE website in the coming weeks.

Deliberation 1: OHT readiness to adopt a population-health management approach

Jamboree participants described the variability that they see in the OHT landscape across the province and mentioned the need to establish a base level of knowledge about population-health management across OHT partners. Participants reiterated the importance of a flexible approach to supports and suggested developing a scale or index to pinpoint where OHTs are in their development.

Deliberation 2: Coaching for population-health management

Jamboree participants strongly supported the use of coaching and encouraged an even greater alignment between the coaching supports and supports from other members of the OHT Central Program of Supports. Participants indicated the need for a listing of supports available to OHTs, particularly data sources, and a description of what each support can provide to teams and how they build upon each other. Participants also asked for a greater differentiation in the role of OHTs and the role of Ontario Health regions to avoid duplication and strengthen coordination.

Deliberation 3: Collaboratives to support a population-health management approach with priority populations

Jamboree participants asked that the collaborative meetings provide space for unstructured conversations related to each of the steps of population-health management, as well for affinity groups (subsets of the OHTs with shared interests) and working groups (subsets of the OHTs as well as experts focused on mutually agreed tasks) that focus on other aspects of the changes they are pursuing (e.g., in the areas of digital health, financial arrangements, and health human resources). In addition, participants suggested the development of a ‘living summary’ of where OHTs are in their development.

Deliberation 4: Other supports that could enable the eventual scaling up of a population-health management approach

Jamboree participants anticipated needing additional types of supports to scale up the OHT model, including:

  • coaching supports on financial management in the context of OHTs
  • coordinated data sources
  • expertise in quality improvement and service design
  • support to enable meaningful co-design with patients, families and caregivers
  • expertise in the development of flexible health human-resource models.