title: Leading the implementation of health links in Ontario.
abstract: Ontario's Health Links initiative aims to coordinate and improve care for complex patients. In this paper, we draw from interviews with leaders and providers from Health Links and Local Health Integration Networks to discuss key leadership and governance issues influencing the implementation and success of the Health Links. We close with a short discussion of how leaders manage ambiguity by creating a context that supports change and the delivery of integrated care.
authors.affiliation: Jenna M. Evans, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto.
authors.forename: Jenna M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.affiliation: PhD Candidate, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto.
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grudniewicz
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Research Scientist, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Adjunct Scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences.
authors.forename: Walter P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Wodchis
authors.affiliation: Professor and Program Director MSc Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto.
authors.forename: G Ross
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009864:Ontario