title: The opportunity and strategy for quality and health-system improvement now and in the future.
abstract: Since 2004, Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) has played a leadership role in linking funding to quality of care, and in using evidence and administrative and clinical data to drive performance and quality improvement. This article describes how CCO has used its cancer and renal health system strategies to establish an environment of continuous health system improvement. The article also describes how CCO's Corporate Strategy is driving organizational improvement: evolving CCO's capacity and capability to drive quality and value across healthcare settings, and its ability to advance broader health system transformation in support of cancer and renal patients.
authors.affiliation: President and CEO at Cancer Care Ontario.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sherar
authors.affiliation: Director, Corporate Strategy, Planning & Performance at Cancer Care Ontario.
authors.forename: Oonagh
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Maley
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006285:Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D009864:Ontario; D016730:Program Development; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care