How OHTs can meet the needs of rurally based patients and community partners in mixed urban-rural and predominantly rural environments

Healthcare providers in Ontario operating in mixed urban-rural environments and in predominantly rural environments face longstanding challenges in planning for and delivering care. The introduction of Ontario Health Teams (OHTs) has offered the potential to alleviate some of these challenges, while introducing others. RISE prepared a rapid synthesis and a RISE brief on the topic, which were used to inform two citizen panels and a jamboree with key health-system stakeholders from Ontario. The insights gathered from the panels and the jamboree were incorporated into the final versions of the RISE brief. All of the documents prepared by RISE on the topic are now available for those interested in learning more.