Agreement Number:
2223-HQ-000111
Agreement Value:
$163,966,218.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2023
Description:
To provide funding to Provinces and Territories (PTs) to target both home and community care, including services provided to residents in community settings, namely long-term care, assisted living facilities, and seniors’ residences, as well as mental health and addiction services.
To provide funding to PTs to ensure that virtual care tools and services across Canada can be rapidly deployed across Canada to meet the ongoing health needs of Canadians during COVID-19.
Organization:
Health Canada
Expected Results:
Complete baseline assessment of data availability on access by Canadians to home care and palliative care at home, as well as mental health services, and gap identification.
Strengthening of Canada’s health care data infrastructure.
Stakeholders are engaged in strengthening long-term care capacity across Canada.
Complete baseline assessment of data availability on access by Canadians to virtual care tools and services, and gap identification.
Increased physician/health provider use of secure videoconferencing to deliver care.
Increased physician/health provider use of secure messaging and information sharing between patients and among health professionals
Increased patient access to COVID-19 related and other test results.
Increased use of remote monitoring of patients at home and in the community.
Location:
Victoria, British Columbia, CA V8W 3C8
Reference Number:
271-2022-2023-Q4-00178
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
107864738
Recipient Type:
Government
Recipient's Legal Name:
Government of British Columbia - Ministry of Health
Program:
Payments to provinces and territories for the Purpose of Home Care and Mental Health
Program Purpose:
Canadian Health Systems and Programs