Overview

The Quality-Based Procedure (QBP) program provides volume-based funding for health care services where evidence-based best practices have been defined for patients with clinically related diagnoses or treatments.

The program is intended to:

  • improve quality of care
  • obtain better value for money in the delivery of health care services

QBPs offer opportunities to:

  • reduce variation in costs and quality of care
  • improve processes and clinical design
  • enhance patient experience and improve patient outcomes
  • drive system efficiencies

For each QBP, a clinical handbook is developed by a multi-disciplinary clinical expert advisory panel that outlines:

  • evidence-based care pathways
  • recommended practices
  • performance indicators to monitor for ongoing quality improvement

In this patient-based funding model, health care providers receive funding for health care services based on:

  • an established price (adjusted for the level of acuity of the patients they serve)
  • an initial volume target based on historical activity, population growth and recommendations from clinical advisory bodies (hospitals can also adjust volumes as needed)

QBP clinical handbooks

Elective QBPs

The following handbooks are for elective QBPs that are Ontario Health region-managed (including Bundled QBPs)

Non-elective QBPs

The following handbooks are for non-elective QBPs that are Ontario Health region-managed

QBP's that are Ontario Health – Cancer Care Ontario managed

For a copy of the most recent clinical handbook, please reach out to the following email addresses:

Non-funded procedure clinical handbooks

The following clinical handbooks have also been developed for procedures that are not funded as QBPs. Health care providers are encouraged to implement the best practices in these clinical handbooks.