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  1. stakeholder
    one who has an interest in something, especially a business
    We should also be seeking the expertise and advice of our stakeholders.
  2. intranet
    a restricted computer network
    My remarks from this meeting are posted on our intranet site under Communiqué.
  3. leveraging
    investing with borrowed money as a way to amplify potential gains (at the risk of greater losses)
    I believe that by working together, leveraging stakeholder partnerships, matching effort with results, being accountable and communicating, our division can live up to its full potential and help meet the ministry’s objectives today and over the long term.
  4. trillium
    any liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flower
    For myself, last week, I visited the Trillium Gift of Life Board to bring remarks from the Ministry.
  5. kidney disease
    a disease affecting the kidneys
    In the specific case of organ donation, we need to start linking Critical Care, Transplant, and Chronic Kidney Disease to mention a few of the linkages.
  6. January 6
    twelve days after Christmas
    When we launched the Negotiations and Accountability Management Division on January 6 and 7, 2010, I made several commitments to you.
  7. communicating
    the activity of conveying information
    Finally, we need to get far better at communicating among ourselves and with our stakeholders.
  8. linkage
    the act of connecting things
    In the specific case of organ donation, we need to start linking Critical Care, Transplant, and Chronic Kidney Disease to mention a few of the linkages.
  9. accountable
    responsible for one's actions
    We need to be accountable for more than $12 billion in payments that flow through our division.
  10. communicate
    transfer to another
    Finally, we need to get far better at communicating among ourselves and with our stakeholders.
  11. accountability
    responsibility to someone or for some activity
    When we launched the Negotiations and Accountability Management Division on January 6 and 7, 2010, I made several commitments to you.
  12. integration
    the act of combining into a whole
    In all my interactions with stakeholders I am encouraging closer collaboration and integration across the system as I believe that it is what will transfer our health care system to the next level of excellence.
  13. initiative
    readiness to embark on bold new ventures
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  14. interaction
    mutual or reciprocal dealings or influence
    In all my interactions with stakeholders I am encouraging closer collaboration and integration across the system as I believe that it is what will transfer our health care system to the next level of excellence.
  15. ministry
    the work of a person authorized to conduct religious worship
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  16. transplant
    transfer from one place or period to another
    In the specific case of organ donation, we need to start linking Critical Care, Transplant, and Chronic Kidney Disease to mention a few of the linkages.
  17. leverage
    the mechanical advantage gained by a machine on a fulcrum
    I believe that by working together, leveraging stakeholder partnerships, matching effort with results, being accountable and communicating, our division can live up to its full potential and help meet the ministry’s objectives today and over the long term.
  18. expertise
    skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
    We should also be seeking the expertise and advice of our stakeholders.
  19. commitment
    the act of binding yourself to a course of action
    When we launched the Negotiations and Accountability Management Division on January 6 and 7, 2010, I made several commitments to you.
  20. communique
    an official report (usually sent in haste)
    My remarks from this meeting are posted on our intranet site under Communiqué.
  21. efficiently
    in a manner that wastes no time or effort
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  22. collaboration
    act of working jointly
    In all my interactions with stakeholders I am encouraging closer collaboration and integration across the system as I believe that it is what will transfer our health care system to the next level of excellence.
  23. matching
    being two identical
    I believe that by working together, leveraging stakeholder partnerships, matching effort with results, being accountable and communicating, our division can live up to its full potential and help meet the ministry’s objectives today and over the long term.
  24. smartly
    in a clever manner
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  25. health care
    the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
    In all my interactions with stakeholders I am encouraging closer collaboration and integration across the system as I believe that it is what will transfer our health care system to the next level of excellence.
  26. developing
    of societies with low levels of industrial capability
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  27. live up to
    meet the requirements or expectations of
    I believe that by working together, leveraging stakeholder partnerships, matching effort with results, being accountable and communicating, our division can live up to its full potential and help meet the ministry’s objectives today and over the long term.
  28. engage
    consume all of one's attention or time
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  29. funding
    financial resources provided to make some project possible
    That means having processes in place that assure us funding is being used as intended.
  30. division
    the act of partitioning
    When we launched the Negotiations and Accountability Management Division on January 6 and 7, 2010, I made several commitments to you.
  31. worrying
    the act of harassing someone
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  32. donation
    a voluntary gift made to some worthwhile cause
    In the specific case of organ donation, we need to start linking Critical Care, Transplant, and Chronic Kidney Disease to mention a few of the linkages.
  33. lawless
    without order or control
    At the same meeting Dr. Bernard Lawless, leading the Ministry’s Critical Care initiative and Dr. Gary Levy, leading Transplant at UHN attended.
  34. kidney
    either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
    In the specific case of organ donation, we need to start linking Critical Care, Transplant, and Chronic Kidney Disease to mention a few of the linkages.
  35. dedication
    complete and wholehearted fidelity
    This was the first time that I have met this group and I was very impressed with their dedication to this important and different health area.
  36. Gary
    a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan
    At the same meeting Dr. Bernard Lawless, leading the Ministry’s Critical Care initiative and Dr. Gary Levy, leading Transplant at UHN attended.
  37. working
    a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  38. measuring
    the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
    Longer-term, it means working towards measuring outcomes.
  39. chronic
    long-lasting or characterized by long suffering
    In the specific case of organ donation, we need to start linking Critical Care, Transplant, and Chronic Kidney Disease to mention a few of the linkages.
  40. specifically
    in distinction from others
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  41. critical
    of a serious examination and judgment of something
    In the specific case of organ donation, we need to start linking Critical Care, Transplant, and Chronic Kidney Disease to mention a few of the linkages.
  42. partnership
    a cooperative relationship between people or groups
    I believe that by working together, leveraging stakeholder partnerships, matching effort with results, being accountable and communicating, our division can live up to its full potential and help meet the ministry’s objectives today and over the long term.
  43. focus on
    center upon
    Perhaps the most important was that, with the support of the entire senior management team, I want to focus on how we do our work and improve our ability to adapt to change.
  44. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics
    Most of the time, they are more than happy to help us, and sometimes they can provide a fresh perspective that makes a program or policy that much stronger.
  45. improvement
    the act of making something better
    Important improvements have been made but quality improvement is a continuous cycle.
  46. payment
    the act of giving money in exchange for something
    We need to be accountable for more than $12 billion in payments that flow through our division.
  47. engaging
    attracting or delighting
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  48. that much
    to a certain degree
    Most of the time, they are more than happy to help us, and sometimes they can provide a fresh perspective that makes a program or policy that much stronger.
  49. management
    the act of controlling something
    When we launched the Negotiations and Accountability Management Division on January 6 and 7, 2010, I made several commitments to you.
  50. envelop
    enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
    The opening of our envelops.
  51. ensure
    make certain of
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  52. shifting
    changing position or direction
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  53. lay out
    lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
    It means developing agreements that lay out the terms and conditions for payment, as well as the consequences of not meeting requirements.
  54. outcome
    something that results
    Longer-term, it means working towards measuring outcomes.
  55. cycle
    a periodically repeated sequence of events
    Important improvements have been made but quality improvement is a continuous cycle.
  56. encouraging
    giving courage or confidence or hope
    In all my interactions with stakeholders I am encouraging closer collaboration and integration across the system as I believe that it is what will transfer our health care system to the next level of excellence.
  57. posted
    publicly announced
    My remarks from this meeting are posted on our intranet site under Communiqué.
  58. impact
    the striking of one body against another
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  59. levy
    impose and collect
    At the same meeting Dr. Bernard Lawless, leading the Ministry’s Critical Care initiative and Dr. Gary Levy, leading Transplant at UHN attended.
  60. objective
    the goal intended to be attained
    I believe that by working together, leveraging stakeholder partnerships, matching effort with results, being accountable and communicating, our division can live up to its full potential and help meet the ministry’s objectives today and over the long term.
  61. excellence
    possessing good qualities in high degree
    In all my interactions with stakeholders I am encouraging closer collaboration and integration across the system as I believe that it is what will transfer our health care system to the next level of excellence.
  62. requirement
    necessary activity
    It means developing agreements that lay out the terms and conditions for payment, as well as the consequences of not meeting requirements.
  63. continuous
    moving in time or space without interruption
    Important improvements have been made but quality improvement is a continuous cycle.
  64. Bernard
    French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
    At the same meeting Dr. Bernard Lawless, leading the Ministry’s Critical Care initiative and Dr. Gary Levy, leading Transplant at UHN attended.
  65. in place
    in the original or natural place or site
    That means having processes in place that assure us funding is being used as intended.
  66. need
    require or want
    We need to be accountable for more than $12 billion in payments that flow through our division.
  67. meeting
    the social act of assembling for some common purpose
    It means developing agreements that lay out the terms and conditions for payment, as well as the consequences of not meeting requirements.
  68. potential
    existing in possibility
    I believe that by working together, leveraging stakeholder partnerships, matching effort with results, being accountable and communicating, our division can live up to its full potential and help meet the ministry’s objectives today and over the long term.
  69. important
    significant in effect or meaning
    Perhaps the most important was that, with the support of the entire senior management team, I want to focus on how we do our work and improve our ability to adapt to change.
  70. today
    on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow
    I believe that by working together, leveraging stakeholder partnerships, matching effort with results, being accountable and communicating, our division can live up to its full potential and help meet the ministry’s objectives today and over the long term.
  71. term
    a limited period of time during which something lasts
    It means developing agreements that lay out the terms and conditions for payment, as well as the consequences of not meeting requirements.
  72. encourage
    inspire with confidence
    In all my interactions with stakeholders I am encouraging closer collaboration and integration across the system as I believe that it is what will transfer our health care system to the next level of excellence.
  73. meet
    come together
    It means developing agreements that lay out the terms and conditions for payment, as well as the consequences of not meeting requirements.
  74. area
    the extent of a two-dimensional surface within a boundary
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  75. system
    a group of independent elements comprising a unified whole
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  76. program
    a series of steps to be carried out
    Most of the time, they are more than happy to help us, and sometimes they can provide a fresh perspective that makes a program or policy that much stronger.
  77. specific
    stated explicitly or in detail
    In the specific case of organ donation, we need to start linking Critical Care, Transplant, and Chronic Kidney Disease to mention a few of the linkages.
  78. leading
    going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way
    At the same meeting Dr. Bernard Lawless, leading the Ministry’s Critical Care initiative and Dr. Gary Levy, leading Transplant at UHN attended.
  79. focus
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
    Perhaps the most important was that, with the support of the entire senior management team, I want to focus on how we do our work and improve our ability to adapt to change.
  80. improve
    to make better
    Perhaps the most important was that, with the support of the entire senior management team, I want to focus on how we do our work and improve our ability to adapt to change.
  81. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
    Perhaps the most important was that, with the support of the entire senior management team, I want to focus on how we do our work and improve our ability to adapt to change.
  82. develop
    progress or evolve through a process of natural growth
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  83. relationship
    a mutual connection between people
    How did you do in keeping your commitment to engage at least 1 new working relationship?
  84. impressed
    deeply or markedly affected or influenced
    This was the first time that I have met this group and I was very impressed with their dedication to this important and different health area.
  85. health
    the general condition of body and mind
    This was the first time that I have met this group and I was very impressed with their dedication to this important and different health area.
  86. work
    activity directed toward making or doing something
    Perhaps the most important was that, with the support of the entire senior management team, I want to focus on how we do our work and improve our ability to adapt to change.
  87. means
    how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
    That means having processes in place that assure us funding is being used as intended.
  88. closer
    (comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance
    In all my interactions with stakeholders I am encouraging closer collaboration and integration across the system as I believe that it is what will transfer our health care system to the next level of excellence.
  89. care
    providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
    In all my interactions with stakeholders I am encouraging closer collaboration and integration across the system as I believe that it is what will transfer our health care system to the next level of excellence.
  90. assure
    inform positively and with certainty and confidence
    That means having processes in place that assure us funding is being used as intended.
  91. negotiation
    a discussion intended to produce an agreement
    When we launched the Negotiations and Accountability Management Division on January 6 and 7, 2010, I made several commitments to you.
  92. spending
    the act of spending or distributing money
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  93. transfer
    move from one place to another
    In all my interactions with stakeholders I am encouraging closer collaboration and integration across the system as I believe that it is what will transfer our health care system to the next level of excellence.
  94. senior
    advanced in years
    Perhaps the most important was that, with the support of the entire senior management team, I want to focus on how we do our work and improve our ability to adapt to change.
  95. link
    connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
    In the specific case of organ donation, we need to start linking Critical Care, Transplant, and Chronic Kidney Disease to mention a few of the linkages.
  96. site
    the piece of land on which something is located
    My remarks from this meeting are posted on our intranet site under Communiqué.
  97. remark
    make or write a comment on
    For myself, last week, I visited the Trillium Gift of Life Board to bring remarks from the Ministry.
  98. organ
    a structure in an animal specialized for some function
    In the specific case of organ donation, we need to start linking Critical Care, Transplant, and Chronic Kidney Disease to mention a few of the linkages.
  99. criticism
    a serious examination and judgment of something
    Many times, the criticisms I get have to do with not communicating our plans or program changes.
  100. starting
    appropriate to the beginning or start of an event
    I see the integration starting.
  101. resource
    aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  102. impress
    have a powerful and usually positive effect on
    This was the first time that I have met this group and I was very impressed with their dedication to this important and different health area.
  103. shift
    move very slightly
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  104. seeking
    the act of searching for something
    We should also be seeking the expertise and advice of our stakeholders.
  105. launch
    propel with force
    When we launched the Negotiations and Accountability Management Division on January 6 and 7, 2010, I made several commitments to you.
  106. attended
    having a caretaker or other watcher
    At the same meeting Dr. Bernard Lawless, leading the Ministry’s Critical Care initiative and Dr. Gary Levy, leading Transplant at UHN attended.
  107. details
    true confidential information
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  108. agreement
    harmony of people's opinions, actions, or characters
    It means developing agreements that lay out the terms and conditions for payment, as well as the consequences of not meeting requirements.
  109. correct
    free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  110. do in
    get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
    How did you do in keeping your commitment to engage at least 1 new working relationship?
  111. ability
    the quality of having the means or skills to do something
    Perhaps the most important was that, with the support of the entire senior management team, I want to focus on how we do our work and improve our ability to adapt to change.
  112. worry
    a strong feeling of anxiety
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  113. across
    to the opposite side
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  114. lead
    take somebody somewhere
    At the same meeting Dr. Bernard Lawless, leading the Ministry’s Critical Care initiative and Dr. Gary Levy, leading Transplant at UHN attended.
  115. January
    the first month of the year
    When we launched the Negotiations and Accountability Management Division on January 6 and 7, 2010, I made several commitments to you.
  116. understanding
    the condition of someone who knows and comprehends
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  117. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
    Most of the time, they are more than happy to help us, and sometimes they can provide a fresh perspective that makes a program or policy that much stronger.
  118. change
    become different in some particular way
    Perhaps the most important was that, with the support of the entire senior management team, I want to focus on how we do our work and improve our ability to adapt to change.
  119. match
    a formal contest in which people or teams compete
    I believe that by working together, leveraging stakeholder partnerships, matching effort with results, being accountable and communicating, our division can live up to its full potential and help meet the ministry’s objectives today and over the long term.
  120. staff
    a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  121. advice
    a proposal for an appropriate course of action
    We should also be seeking the expertise and advice of our stakeholders.
  122. fund
    a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
    That means having processes in place that assure us funding is being used as intended.
  123. huge
    unusually great in amount or degree or extent or scope
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  124. start
    take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
    In the specific case of organ donation, we need to start linking Critical Care, Transplant, and Chronic Kidney Disease to mention a few of the linkages.
  125. disease
    an impairment of health
    In the specific case of organ donation, we need to start linking Critical Care, Transplant, and Chronic Kidney Disease to mention a few of the linkages.
  126. flow
    move along, of liquids
    We need to be accountable for more than $12 billion in payments that flow through our division.
  127. keeping
    the act of retaining something
    How did you do in keeping your commitment to engage at least 1 new working relationship?
  128. mean
    denote or connote
    That means having processes in place that assure us funding is being used as intended.
  129. intended
    resulting from one's intentions
    That means having processes in place that assure us funding is being used as intended.
  130. entire
    constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
    Perhaps the most important was that, with the support of the entire senior management team, I want to focus on how we do our work and improve our ability to adapt to change.
  131. billion
    one thousand million items or units in the United States
    We need to be accountable for more than $12 billion in payments that flow through our division.
  132. together
    in contact with each other or in proximity
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  133. team
    a cooperative unit
    Perhaps the most important was that, with the support of the entire senior management team, I want to focus on how we do our work and improve our ability to adapt to change.
  134. believe
    accept as true; take to be true
    I believe that by working together, leveraging stakeholder partnerships, matching effort with results, being accountable and communicating, our division can live up to its full potential and help meet the ministry’s objectives today and over the long term.
  135. conditions
    the context that influences the performance of a process
    It means developing agreements that lay out the terms and conditions for payment, as well as the consequences of not meeting requirements.
  136. opening
    an open or empty space in or between things
    The opening of our envelops.
  137. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
    That means having processes in place that assure us funding is being used as intended.
  138. gift
    something acquired without compensation
    For myself, last week, I visited the Trillium Gift of Life Board to bring remarks from the Ministry.
  139. branch
    a division of a stem arising from the main stem of a plant
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  140. consequence
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
    It means developing agreements that lay out the terms and conditions for payment, as well as the consequences of not meeting requirements.
  141. level
    a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
    In all my interactions with stakeholders I am encouraging closer collaboration and integration across the system as I believe that it is what will transfer our health care system to the next level of excellence.
  142. terms
    status with respect to the relations between people or groups
    It means developing agreements that lay out the terms and conditions for payment, as well as the consequences of not meeting requirements.
  143. help
    give assistance; be of service
    Most of the time, they are more than happy to help us, and sometimes they can provide a fresh perspective that makes a program or policy that much stronger.
  144. bring
    take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
    This brings us to today's event.
  145. detail
    a small part considered separately from the whole
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  146. more than
    (comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
    Most of the time, they are more than happy to help us, and sometimes they can provide a fresh perspective that makes a program or policy that much stronger.
  147. quality
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something
    Important improvements have been made but quality improvement is a continuous cycle.
  148. amount
    how much there is of something that you can quantify
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  149. attend
    be present
    At the same meeting Dr. Bernard Lawless, leading the Ministry’s Critical Care initiative and Dr. Gary Levy, leading Transplant at UHN attended.
  150. enough
    sufficient for the purpose
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  151. opportunity
    a possibility from a favorable combination of circumstances
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  152. better
    superior to another in excellence or quality or desirability
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  153. post
    piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
    My remarks from this meeting are posted on our intranet site under Communiqué.
  154. intend
    have in mind as a purpose
    That means having processes in place that assure us funding is being used as intended.
  155. fresh
    recently made, produced, or harvested
    Most of the time, they are more than happy to help us, and sometimes they can provide a fresh perspective that makes a program or policy that much stronger.
  156. policy
    a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
    Most of the time, they are more than happy to help us, and sometimes they can provide a fresh perspective that makes a program or policy that much stronger.
  157. job
    a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  158. time
    the continuum of experience in which events pass to the past
    Most of the time, they are more than happy to help us, and sometimes they can provide a fresh perspective that makes a program or policy that much stronger.
  159. measure
    determine the dimensions of something or somebody
    Longer-term, it means working towards measuring outcomes.
  160. finally
    as the end result of a sequence or process
    Finally, we need to get far better at communicating among ourselves and with our stakeholders.
  161. beginning
    the act of starting something
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  162. experience
    the content of observation or participation in an event
    Experience shows that you can never communicate enough.
  163. can
    airtight sealed metal container for food or drink, etc.
    Most of the time, they are more than happy to help us, and sometimes they can provide a fresh perspective that makes a program or policy that much stronger.
  164. event
    something that happens at a given place and time
    This brings us to today's event.
  165. mention
    make reference to
    In the specific case of organ donation, we need to start linking Critical Care, Transplant, and Chronic Kidney Disease to mention a few of the linkages.
  166. attention
    the act of concentrating on something
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  167. effort
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
    I believe that by working together, leveraging stakeholder partnerships, matching effort with results, being accountable and communicating, our division can live up to its full potential and help meet the ministry’s objectives today and over the long term.
  168. in all
    with everything included or counted
    In all my interactions with stakeholders I am encouraging closer collaboration and integration across the system as I believe that it is what will transfer our health care system to the next level of excellence.
  169. happy
    marked by good fortune
    Most of the time, they are more than happy to help us, and sometimes they can provide a fresh perspective that makes a program or policy that much stronger.
  170. group
    any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
    This was the first time that I have met this group and I was very impressed with their dedication to this important and different health area.
  171. support
    the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
    Perhaps the most important was that, with the support of the entire senior management team, I want to focus on how we do our work and improve our ability to adapt to change.
  172. board
    a stout length of sawn timber
    For myself, last week, I visited the Trillium Gift of Life Board to bring remarks from the Ministry.
  173. longer
    for more time
    Longer-term, it means working towards measuring outcomes.
  174. seek
    try to locate, discover, or establish the existence of
    We should also be seeking the expertise and advice of our stakeholders.
  175. condition
    a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
    It means developing agreements that lay out the terms and conditions for payment, as well as the consequences of not meeting requirements.
  176. spend
    pass time in a specific way
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  177. at least
    not less than
    How did you do in keeping your commitment to engage at least 1 new working relationship?
  178. visit
    the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
    For myself, last week, I visited the Trillium Gift of Life Board to bring remarks from the Ministry.
  179. different
    unlike in nature, quality, form, or degree
    This was the first time that I have met this group and I was very impressed with their dedication to this important and different health area.
  180. sometimes
    on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
    Most of the time, they are more than happy to help us, and sometimes they can provide a fresh perspective that makes a program or policy that much stronger.
  181. being
    the state or fact of existing
    That means having processes in place that assure us funding is being used as intended.
  182. result
    something that follows as a consequence
    I believe that by working together, leveraging stakeholder partnerships, matching effort with results, being accountable and communicating, our division can live up to its full potential and help meet the ministry’s objectives today and over the long term.
  183. up to
    busy or occupied with
    I believe that by working together, leveraging stakeholder partnerships, matching effort with results, being accountable and communicating, our division can live up to its full potential and help meet the ministry’s objectives today and over the long term.
  184. as well
    in addition
    It means developing agreements that lay out the terms and conditions for payment, as well as the consequences of not meeting requirements.
  185. plan
    a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be achieved
    Many times, the criticisms I get have to do with not communicating our plans or program changes.
  186. most
    used to indicate the greatest amount or degree of a quality
    Perhaps the most important was that, with the support of the entire senior management team, I want to focus on how we do our work and improve our ability to adapt to change.
  187. several
    of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
    When we launched the Negotiations and Accountability Management Division on January 6 and 7, 2010, I made several commitments to you.
  188. make
    perform or carry out
    When we launched the Negotiations and Accountability Management Division on January 6 and 7, 2010, I made several commitments to you.
  189. least
    the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
    How did you do in keeping your commitment to engage at least 1 new working relationship?
  190. made
    produced by a manufacturing process
    When we launched the Negotiations and Accountability Management Division on January 6 and 7, 2010, I made several commitments to you.
  191. times
    a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
    Many times, the criticisms I get have to do with not communicating our plans or program changes.
  192. used
    previously owned by another
    That means having processes in place that assure us funding is being used as intended.
  193. understand
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
    Specifically, we have an opportunity to do a better job at working together, engaging staff in other branches, divisions and ministries and developing a broader understanding of the impacts of our initiatives across the system.
  194. rather
    more readily or willingly
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  195. get
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
    Finally, we need to get far better at communicating among ourselves and with our stakeholders.
  196. full
    containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
    I believe that by working together, leveraging stakeholder partnerships, matching effort with results, being accountable and communicating, our division can live up to its full potential and help meet the ministry’s objectives today and over the long term.
  197. perhaps
    by chance
    Perhaps the most important was that, with the support of the entire senior management team, I want to focus on how we do our work and improve our ability to adapt to change.
  198. a few
    more than one but indefinitely small in number
    In the specific case of organ donation, we need to start linking Critical Care, Transplant, and Chronic Kidney Disease to mention a few of the linkages.
  199. lay
    put into a certain place
    It means developing agreements that lay out the terms and conditions for payment, as well as the consequences of not meeting requirements.
  200. next
    immediately following in time or order
    In all my interactions with stakeholders I am encouraging closer collaboration and integration across the system as I believe that it is what will transfer our health care system to the next level of excellence.
  201. small
    limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude
    We must work smartly and efficiently, ensuring that initiatives have a beginning and an end, correcting as we go rather than spending a huge amount of time worrying about small details, and shifting attention and resources to areas where we are not doing enough.
  202. case
    an occurrence of something
    In the specific case of organ donation, we need to start linking Critical Care, Transplant, and Chronic Kidney Disease to mention a few of the linkages.
Created on Wed Mar 10 13:10:13 EST 2010

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