The follow letter was sent to agencies to inform them of the upcoming ONHRDB implementation for cohort #2 of the provincial scale-up.
As part of the ONHRDB initiative, CAMH, in partnership with Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) is implementing NEO, a comprehensive harm reduction service management and reporting system, at all sites in Ontario offering publicly-funded harm reduction services. NEO is a secure web-based application used by harm reduction service providers (HRSPs) for service management and reporting.
HRSPs will use NEO to record information about the clients who access, participate in, and/or are reached through the provincial harm reduction programs: Needle Exchange Programs, Hepatitis C Teams, Harm Reduction Outreach Programs and agencies participating in the Ontario Naloxone Program.
As a provider of harm reduction outreach, your agency has been identified by the Ministry of Health Steering Committee to implement the ONHRDB over the next few months. My role is to configure NEO to best meet your agency’s needs, train you and your staff on how to use the system, and guide your agency through the implementation.
Next steps for implementation:
- Please confirm receipt of this email.
- Preliminary meeting
To learn more about your harm reduction programming and operations I would like to schedule an interview with your agency. This meeting will also give you opportunity to raise any questions or concerns before we proceed with any further work. This meeting should:
- Be 1-1.5 hours long
- Include at least one frontline harm reduction worker and one member of relevant management
- Occur within the next four weeks
This meeting will occur over conference call via GoToMeeting. You can use our scheduler to book a slot (the scheduler will allow you to export all meetings to Outlook/Google Calendar).
- Review the ONHRDB Service Provider Agreement
- You can download a copy of the Service Provider Agreement here. Further instructions on which forms to return are also available on this site.
Click here to review a comprehensive FAQ regarding this initiative. If you have additional questions, please email or call me with any questions or concerns.
Thank you for your participation in the ONHRDB! I am looking forward to working with you and your staff.
All the best,
Maja Kovats
ONHRDB System Administrator, DATIS, Evaluation and Data Management
The Provincial System Support Program
33 Russell St., #3041
T. 416 535 8501 ex 33605
