Ontario Health releases new quality standard on problematic alcohol use

Health Quality Ontario recently released new standards on "Problematic Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorder: Care for People 15 Years of Age and Older". These quality statements describe what high-quality care looks like for people with problematic alcohol use. It applies in all health care settings, and outlines what high-quality care looks like from screening, to creating a care plan, to treatment of withdrawal symptoms, and more.

READ THE QUALITY STANDARD HERE.

Additional resources are available to support the quality standard, including:

• guide for patients
• slides to help share why the quality standard is needed
• quality improvement tools and resources, and
• performance indicators to help clinicians and organizations track their progress against the standard.

HQO has also prepared a summary of the public feedback we received for this quality standard. If you would like a copy of this report, please email QualityStandards@HQOntario.ca.