public accountability part 1- what does it mean to be a responsible regulator?
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Public Accountability Part 1- What does it mean to be a responsible regulator?. Jan Robinson Registrar & CEO College of Physiotherapists of Ontario. Objective. Push the regulatory envelope on public performance reporting. Chat About. public interest and accountability current environment - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Public Accountability Part 1-
What does it mean to be a responsible regulator?
Jan RobinsonRegistrar & CEO
College of Physiotherapists of Ontario
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Objective
Push the regulatory envelope on public performance reporting
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Chat About
public interest and accountability
current environment
performance reporting
where next?
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If we work in the public interest, are we in public service?
Are we in positions of public trust – governors, and staff by extension?
Should we be trusted implicitly by statute to do the right thing?
Does autonomy eliminate accountability?
Are we about adding value?
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Accountability
“Accountability is an obligation on the part of an individual or group to reveal, to explain, and to justify the discharge of responsibilities whether political, constitutional, statutory or contractual.” (CCAF)
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Accountability
It’s supported by
structure
governance
values
leadership
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Accountability
Oversight
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PEW Commission – USA
Health Professions Regulatory Advisory Committee – Ontario, Canada
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Drivers
public
information
deference
nimbleness
duplication
complexity
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Regulatory Environment
collaboration
competency frameworks
reporting models
accreditation
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Public Performance Reporting
“Formal reporting on performance to those who have a legitimate interest in knowing, understanding and assessing performance and then acting on the information.”
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Public Performance Reporting
Goal SettingGoal Setting
StrategicStrategicDevelopmentDevelopment
ImplementationImplementation
PerformancePerformanceAssessmentAssessment
Performance Report LeadershipLeadership
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orEconomy
Efficiency
Effective
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orProgram
Operations
Organization
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Performance Reporting
is continuous
focuses on process & impact
reflects values and ethics in conduct
starts early
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Nine Principles
focus on the few critical aspects of performance
look forward as well as back
identify key strategic risks
explain key capacity considerations
explain other factors critical to performance
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Nine Principles (cont’d)
integrate financial and non financial information
provide comparative information
present credible information, fairly interpreted
disclose the basis on which the reporting has been prepared
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Characteristics of Good Reporting
relevance
completeness
predictability
understandability
timeliness
comparability
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Characteristics of Good Reporting
(cont’d)
consistency
verifiability
credibility
fairness
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Report Effectiveness
Did you get views you could use?
Did you use the views?
Did they lead to change?
Did the relationship change?
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Confidence Continuum
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4
inferred affirmed described corroborated
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Are you ready?
Where is your organization’s past and present thinking on evaluation?
Are you an organization that is self challenging, forward thinking and innovative?
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What is the relationship between management and the governing body?
What is the present capacity to respond to the initiative?
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Give serious consideration to
determine whether you are ready to take on challengeset realistic expectations for first reportingdecide where to focus on first reportdecide who should do whatproceed with purpose
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Our future
Shape it in accountability
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