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FOCUS on Healthcare HQCA Health Quality Council of Alberta

WEBExplore data across Alberta’s healthcare system. The Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) is mandated to promote and improve patient safety, person-centred care, and health service quality on a province-wide basis.

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About the HQCA HQCA Focus

WEBThe Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) is a valued part of Alberta’s healthcare system. Who are we. We are a provincial agency that brings together patients, families, and our partners from across healthcare and academia to inspire improvement in patient safety, person-centred care, and health service quality. Our mandate is legislated in The …

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Frailty and risk of health decline HQCA Focus

WEBInformation in this chart comes from the Changes in Health, End-Stage Disease, Signs, and Symptoms Scale (CHESS) and shows the proportion of residents at risk of decline in health across the population of long term care residents in Alberta.

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Primary Healthcare

WEBLearn about patient experience and quality of care in primary care clinics across Alberta. We believe reporting about primary healthcare is important to support transparency, quality improvement and a better understanding of Alberta’s healthcare system.

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Family experience of resident and family council HQCA Focus

WEBIn a survey conducted in 2022-23, the HQCA asked family members of residents living in long term care: Do you feel that participating in the Resident and Family Council helped you feel heard about the things that matter to you?

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Resident experience with food HQCA Focus

WEBIn a survey conducted in a 2022-23 survey, the HQCA asked residents living in designated supportive living: Is the food here tasty? Residents could choose “Yes, always / Yes, sometimes / No, hardly ever / No, never”

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Family doctor use of various visit types HQCA Focus

WEBIn Alberta, as well as healthcare systems around the world, we are looking at different ways to meet patients’ needs for interacting with their family doctor, other than through an office visit.

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Hospital occupancy HQCA Focus

WEBAlberta Health Services, Analytics. “Acute Care Occupancy.” (2018) [Dashboard of monthly and quarterly hospital occupancy by facility]. AHS Tableau Reporting Platform. Retrieved from https://tableau.ahs.ca

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Designated Supported Living

WEBLearn about resident and family member experience and quality of care in designated supportive living across Alberta. We believe reporting about designated supportive living is important to support transparency, quality improvement and a better understanding of Alberta’s healthcare system.

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Patients waiting in the emergency department for a hospital bed

WEBSometimes, patients are admitted to other parts of the hospital for further treatment. However, they may have to wait in the emergency department until the appropriate hospital bed becomes available.

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Hospital patients who require an alternate level of care

WEBOn September 1, Mary was brought to the emergency department by ambulance because she fell down at home and wasn’t able to get up or walk. After being assessed by an emergency doctor, Mary was admitted to the hospital for surgery on her broken hip.

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Time waiting for specialist/admitting doctor opinion HQCA Focus

WEBSome patients in the emergency department require input/opinion from a specialist doctor. For example, a patient experiencing chest pain may need to be seen by a heart specialist.

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Physical restraint use HQCA Focus

WEBA physical restraint is a device that restricts a resident’s ability to move, and cannot be removed by the resident. At some long term care sites, physical restraints may be used in situations where the safety of the resident or others …

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FOCUS ON HEALTHCARE: EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT Data …

WEB3. Results prior to the start of the 2016/17 fiscal year (prior to April 2016) are excluded at the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre and the Queen

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PRIMARY CARE PATIENT EXPERIENCE SURVEY Methodology

WEBTo reference this document, please use the following citation: Health Quality Council of Alberta. Primary Care Patient Experience Survey Methodology; March 2021. Please contact the Health Quality Council of Alberta for more information: [email protected], 403.297.8162.

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Client experience with care plan involvement HQCA Focus

WEBIn a survey conducted from October 2018 to March 2019, the HQCA asked clients receiving home care: In the last year, I was involved in making my Care Plan.

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