Acknowledgements

Thank you to our many external partners who worked with us to develop the FOCUS on Healthcare: Primary Healthcare resource, including the:

• members of the public who participated in the focus groups that helped the HQCA understand how Albertans saw the healthcare system, and the role of primary care in the larger system
• primary healthcare participants, including the many Primary Care Network leaders for helping us to understand how to make the data and information relevant and meaningful
• measurement advisory group that helped to inform what measures were important to sustain conversations about Alberta’s primary care system
• usability testing participants who shaped the website by participating in our beta-testing sessions

Special acknowledgements must go to the members of our Advisory Committee for spending many hours working through important conversations and co-creating solutions. This group comprised of:

Family Physicians

• Dr. Karen Seigel, FOCUS on PHC Medical Consultant
• Dr. Brian Cornelson, Medical Director, East Calgary FCC
• Dr. Rob Wedel, Family Physician member-at-large, Taber Clinic
• Dr. June Bergman, Family Physician member-at-large, Pincher Creek Medical Clinic

Alberta Health Services

• Judy Seidel, Scientific Director Applied Research & Evaluation Services, Primary Health Care Integration Network
• Dan Marchand, Acting Executive Director, Primary Health Care Integration Network
• Charles Cook, Senior Scientist, Applied Research and Evaluation Services, Primary Health Care Integration Network
• Reverdi Darda, PCN Governance Consultant, Primary Health Care Integration Network
• Sue Conroy, Senior Provincial Director, Health Link Alberta

Alberta Medical Association

• Mike Gormley, Executive Director

Primary Care Networks

• Doug Craig, Executive Director, Southside Primary Care Network
• Michelle Thompson, Executive Director, Peaks to Prairies Primary Care Network, Academic Institutions
• Dr. Kerry McBrien, Academic Family Physician, University of Calgary
• Dr. Maeve O’Beirne, Academic Family Physician, University of Calgary
• Tammy O’Rourke, Nurse Practitioner member at large, University of Alberta

Patient/ Family Representatives

• Michelle Hill
• Ernie Ingles

Alberta Health

• Shannon Berg, Executive Director, Primary Health Care Branch
• David Onyschuk, Director, Health System Analytics
• Larry Svenson, Executive Director and Provincial Health Analytics Officer

Thank you to Alberta Health Services and Alberta Health for providing the administrative data.

Thank you to our many external partners who worked with us to develop the FOCUS on Healthcare: Emergency Department resource, including the:

• members of the public who participated in the focus groups that helped the HQCA identify what was important to Albertans
• frontline emergency department staff that helped to inform what measures were important to the staff
• Alberta Health Services Analytics department for their expertise and for providing the administrative data
• participants who shaped the website by participating in our usability testing

Supporting organizations

• Alberta Health
• Alberta Health Services
• Alberta Medical Association
• Covenant Health
• University of Alberta
• University of Calgary

Contributors

A special thank you to those who gave their time and provided invaluable emergency department expertise to inform the administrative measures.

• Dr. Brian Holroyd
• ​Dr. Grant Innes
• ​Dr. Eddy Lang
• ​Dr. Brian Rowe

Thank you to our many external partners who worked with us to develop the FOCUS on Healthcare: Home Care resource, including:

• Members of the Advisory Committee, Home Care Advisory Group, and the other partners who were involved and consulted throughout the development process. Engagement included managers and executives in continuing care service delivery organizations in Alberta, policy makers, administrators, and executives at the system level (e.g., Alberta Health, Alberta Health Services, etc.). Discussions with these partners helped the HQCA understand what conversations topics are currently important for supporting improvements in continuing care and how to make the information reported on the website relevant and meaningful.
• Members of the Measurement Working Group who helped inform what data sources and measures are available and important to sustain conversations about Alberta’s home care system.
• Patient advisors from the HQCA Patient and Family Advisory Committee who served as members on the Advisory Committee, providing input from the client, caregiver, or loved one’s perspective.
• Alberta Health Services and Alberta Health for the valuable analytic support and efforts undertaken to provide the HQCA with the administrative data.
• Usability testing participants who shaped the website by participating in our beta-testing sessions.

Thank you to our many external partners who worked with us to develop the FOCUS on Healthcare: Hospital Care resource. These include:

• Members of the Advisory Committee and the Alberta Health Services (AHS) Medicine Strategic Clinical Network – Hospital Medicine who were involved and consulted throughout the development of Hospital Care. We engaged with managers and executives from hospitals across Alberta, policy-makers, administrators, and executives at the system level (e.g., Alberta Health, AHS, Covenant Health, etc.). Discussion with these interested parties helped the HQCA to understand what conversation topics are important for supporting improvements in hospital care and how to make the information reported relevant and meaningful.
• Patient advisors from the HQCA Patient and Family Advisory Committee who served as members on the Advisory Committee, providing input from the patient perspective.
• Alberta Health Services and Alberta Health for the valuable analytic support and efforts undertaken to provide the HQCA with the administrative data.

Thank you to our many external partners who worked with us to develop the FOCUS on Healthcare: Designated Supportive Living resource, including:

• Members of the Advisory Committee and the other partners who were involved and consulted throughout the development process. Engagement included managers and executives in continuing care service delivery organizations in Alberta, policy makers, administrators, and executives at the system level (e.g., Alberta Health, Alberta Health Services, etc.). Discussions with these partners helped the HQCA understand what conversations topics are currently important for supporting improvements in continuing care and how to make the information reported on the website relevant and meaningful.
• Members of the Measurement Working Group who helped inform what data sources and measures are available and important to sustain conversations about Alberta’s designated supportive living system.
• Patient advisors from the HQCA Patient and Family Advisory Committee who served as members on the Advisory Committee, providing input from the resident, caregiver, or loved one’s perspective.
• Alberta Health Services and Alberta Health for the valuable analytic support and efforts undertaken to provide the HQCA with the administrative data.
• Usability testing participants who shaped the website by participating in our beta-testing sessions.

Thank you to our many external partners who worked with us to develop the FOCUS on Healthcare: Long Term Care resource, including:

• Members of the Advisory Committee and the other partners who were involved and consulted throughout the development process. Engagement included managers and executives in continuing care service delivery organizations in Alberta, policy makers, administrators, and executives at the system level (e.g., Alberta Health, Alberta Health Services, etc.). Discussions with these partners helped the HQCA understand what conversations topics are currently important for supporting improvements in continuing care and how to make the information reported on the website relevant and meaningful.
• Members of the Measurement Working Group who helped inform what data sources and measures are available and important to sustain conversations about Alberta’s long term care system.
• Patient advisors from the HQCA Patient and Family Advisory Committee who served as members on the Advisory Committee, providing input from the resident, caregiver, or loved one’s perspective.
• Alberta Health Services and Alberta Health for the valuable analytic support and efforts undertaken to provide the HQCA with the administrative data.
• Usability testing participants who shaped the website by participating in our beta-testing sessions.