The Pharmacist's Role: Assuring the Quality of Care While Controlling Drug Costs and Healthcare Spending (NOPS 2006)

By Debbie Milliken

• Independent government agency responsible for:
  • Planning cancer services
  • Putting good information and quality standards into the hands of providers
  • Using funding to achieve quality and performance improvements
  • Reporting on cancer system performance to the public, clinical and administrative leaders
  • Operating province-wide screening and prevention programs
• Chief advisor to the Minister and Ontario on cancer care
• Legislative authority derived from the Cancer Act, PHIPA
• Operates under MOU with MOHLTC
• Flows approx. $400M in contracted service