Insight Health Solutions offers specialized services which are covered by OHIP. These include:
Rapid Access Clinic Low Back Pain
Trillium Health Partners in partnership with The Mississauga Halton LHIN and Halton Healthcare launched Central Intake and Rapid Access Clinics for patients with Low Back Pain in 2019. The low back pain pathway is part of the Rapid Access Clinic for MSK care and stems from the Interprofessional Spine Assessment and Education Clinics (ISAEC).
The Rapid Access Clinic (RAC) provides patients with an assessment by an Advanced Practice Provider within 4 weeks of when the completed referral is received by the Central Intake Program. An Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a Regulated Healthcare Professional such as a Physiotherapist and/or Chiropractor with additional training in orthopaedic care.
The objectives of the program include:
- Improved outcomes for patients with persistent or unmanageable recurrent low back pain
- Decreased prevalence of chronic unmanageable low back pain
- Reduced opioid initiation through early non-pharmacological management
- Decreased utilization of lumbar spine imaging (e.g., MRIs)
- Reduced unnecessary emergency room visits for low back pain
- Reduced unnecessary referrals to low back pain-related specialists
- Improved access to specialist care
Rapid Access Clinic Hip and Knee
To support equitable access to a high quality continuum for musculoskeletal care, Trillium Health Partners in partnership with the Mississauga Halton LHIN and Halton Healthcare operates the Hip & Knee Rapid Access Clinic (RAC) for patients with moderate to severe hip and knee arthritis.
The Rapid Access Clinic provides patients with an assessment by an Advanced Practice Provider within 4 weeks of when the completed referral is received by the Central Intake Program. An Advanced Practice Provider is a Regulated Healthcare Professional such as a Physiotherapist, Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner or Chiropractor with additional training in orthopaedic care.
The Advanced Practice Provider conducts a standardized assessment and based on results, patients will be referred for surgical consult or provided with non-surgical recommendations. Along the care continuum, Primary Care Providers will receive updates on their patient’s journey.