Out-of-Hospital Premises (OHPs) Quality Management Partnership
The Out-of-Hospital Premises Inspection Pro-
gram (OHPIP) was created to regulate another
subset of facilities, namely, out-of-hospital
premises (OHPs) providing health services under
specified types of anesthesia and sedation.
The College is wholly responsible for this
program, developing the standards and tools
for assessment, making decisions about facility
outcomes, enforcing these outcomes, and posting
these outcomes on our public register. Currently
there are 298 OHPs operating in Ontario, pro-
viding services including, but not limited to, pain
management, plastic surgery, and endoscopy. In 2016, the focus of this Partnership between
the College and Cancer Care Ontario has been to
identify clinical leads in facilities where colonos-
copy, mammography and pathology services are
provided. As champions of quality improvement,
Facility Leads receive, review and discuss their
facility quality management reports with their
teams providing care.
In 2016, 193 colonoscopy, 264 mammogra-
phy, and 96 pathology facility quality manage-
ment reports were distributed. Many of the leads
reported they were useful tools that identified
opportunities for improvement.
Fast Fact
Following an external consultation, a regulation was approved that would allow the College
to enter and inspect premises where fertility services are performed.
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COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS OF ONTARIO
Dr. Tina Tao & Mr. Peter
Pielsticker, a public member,
are members of the Quality
Assurance Committee.