Right-Touch Regulation
We requested that the College be given greater discretion to triage complaints to
allow us to focus regulatory activity on the complaints that most impact public safety.
opportunities for practice improvement, we allow
us to focus regulatory activity on the complaints
expectations. We simply made it easier for
professionalism to flourish. Using our regulatory
that most impact public safety. We also believe
physicians to find the information, when they need
powers in a limited way to stimulate learning and
that in order to nimbly respond to changing practice
it. Conveying expectations in a transparent manner
optimize practice change is exactly what right-
environments, we need the power to make rules,
is key to ensuring physician compliance with their
touch regulation is all about. Recognizing that some
rather than by regulation, on issues within our core
obligations.
physicians will need greater support, we do practice
assessments that are focused, and only when
needed.
Reducing Red Tape
In March, we submitted a number of
mandate, i.e. registration, advertising, standards of
practice and quality assurance.
Clear, Transparent Expectations
In 2019, the College continued its work in ensuring
physicians policies that were more clear and
Registration Applications
Housekeeping amendments to several Registration
Committee policies were made to enable staff
to deal with straightforward issues as they arise.
This allowed for a smarter, more effective use of
recommendations to the Ontario government
that we believe will allow us to do our work more
effectively and even more efficiently. Among our
recommendations, we requested that the College be
given greater discretion to triage complaints to allow
concise. In fact, all existing policies, not under
active review, had been transitioned to the new,
more readable format by the end of the year.
In many instances, we saw a 40% reduction in
word count, all without losing or altering any
the Registration Committee’s time. As a result, the
Registration Department saw a faster processing
time for applications and an overall better
experience for applicants.
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