Cancer Care Ontario is a
Core Health Care Charity located in Toronto, ON.
Services Provided by Cancer Care Ontario
Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) is the provincial government agency responsible for driving health system performance improvement for Ontario's cancer and chronic kidney disease health systems. CCO also supports achievement of Ontario's Wait Time and Emergency Room/Alternate Level of Care Strategies through the collection and provision of information that enables the government to measure, manage and improve access quality and efficiency of care. With this mandate, CCO is responsible for the funding to continually improve health system performance to ensure that patients receive the right care, at the right time, in the right place, at every step of their journey. CCO's role includes working with healthcare providers in every region across the province to plan services that will meet current and future patient needs; to support providers in delivering the highest-quality care aligned to evidence-based standards and guidelines; and to work with administrators, doctors and other care providers to improve system efficiency and effectiveness. CCO also leads the development and implementation of innovative payment models; implements provincial programs designed to raise screening participation rates; translates research and evidence into standards and guidelines; puts information into the hands of the provincial policy makers; and ensures Ontarians have cancers and renal care systems that are accountable, efficient and of the highest quality by measuring and reporting on the performance
