Communities of Practice
A Community of Practice (COP) is a group of practices who will be collaborating to improve services to a shared patient population using a common EMR. This group or service area may share a physical building, be located across a community, or be from a specific speciality or speciality grouping.
To support larger groups of physicians undertaking collaborative projects to implement a common EMR to support the clinical needs in their community, PITO has developed a specific program and set aside up to half of the funding slots during each intake period for Communities of Practice.
The goals of the Community of Practice program are:
- Support for clinical initiatives such as local health networks that require greater ability to exchange patient information
- Easier movement for locums and out-of-hours coverage
- Increased physician collaboration and peer support
- Support for specialty care groups
- Coordinated and cost-effective implementations
A Community of Practice will have:
- Set of common clinical goals
- Identified or existing lead for the group
- At least ten physicians ready to implement an EMR implement the same EMR application (one or more databases)
Applying as a Community of Practice:
- Application: Email PITO CoP Coordinator to obtain a Community of Practice Application Form.
- Validation: Your Local Relationship Manager will contact you to complete your application which will include details on the plans and readiness of each of your group's physicians to implement as part of the group
Download COP Information Sheet in the Document Library