Why does Cancer Care Ontario, an organization that specializes in cancer, manage the Wait Time Information System, which reports on wait times for procedures unrelated to cancer?
Even though Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) is an organization that deals primarily with cancer care, it was asked by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) to manage the WTIS because of its unique, previous experience working with hospitals using health information systems to monitor and assess cancer services in Ontario. To this end, CCO established the Wait Time Information Office (WTIO) to manage the WTIS.
