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Efficiency

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Improving health system performance and getting better value for the money spent on health care continue to dominate the health policy landscape. As health system decision-makers face the challenge of providing timely and effective care within the confines of a fixed budget, key questions emerge: What makes a health system efficient? How can efficiency be measured? Why does efficiency vary across Canada? What actions are decision-makers taking to improve efficiency and what are the associated challenges?

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Hospital spending

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  • September 21, 2023
Take an in-depth look at hospital spending in Canada and discover emerging trends using data from the Canadian MIS Database (CMDB).

Overuse of tests and treatments in Canada

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  • November 10, 2022
​Expanding on our 2017 report, this follow-up from CIHI and Choosing Wisely Canada examines progress on overuse of 12 tests and treatments and provides insights for continued improvements.

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Efficiency: Reports and releases

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This page lists efficiency of care reports, stories, infographics and release summaries.

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Connected care

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CIHI is working with stakeholders to develop standards that enable connected care and health data interoperability in Canada.

Hospital spending

  • Release summary
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Take an in-depth look at hospital spending in Canada and discover emerging trends using data from the Canadian MIS Database (CMDB).

Commonwealth Fund survey, 2022

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​The 2022 Commonwealth Fund survey polled family doctors in Canada and 9 other developed countries and provides insight into the current gaps and improvements in primary care.

Access to care remains challenging

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This infographic highlights how Canada compares with 9 other countries on access to care in the 2022 Commonwealth Fund survey of primary care physicians.

Overuse of tests and treatments in Canada

  • Release summary
  • Published
​Expanding on our 2017 report, this follow-up from CIHI and Choosing Wisely Canada examines progress on overuse of 12 tests and treatments and provides insights for continued improvements.

Celebrating the success of CCQI reporting

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Collaboration between CIHI and CCS on the CCQI initiative has contributed to monitoring of and improvements in key areas related to cardiac care interventions across Canada.

Efficiency: Data tables

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This page lists data tables that provide information about the efficiency of care.

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Hospital Beds Staffed and In Operation, 2021–2022 (XLSX)

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These figures represent the beds and cribs available and staffed to provide services to inpatients at the required type and level of service during or at the beginning of the fiscal year.

Efficiency: Indicators

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This page lists CIHI’s indicators on efficiency.

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Asthma Emergency Department Visits: Volume and Median Length of Stay

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This indicator provides the number of emergency department (ED) visits and median length of stay (in minutes) for asthma. The length of stay is the time elapsed from the patient's registration to the time he or she physically leaves the ED.

Caregiver Distress

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This indicator provides the percentage of long-stay home care clients whose unpaid caregivers experience distress in a 1-year period.

Death at Home or in Community

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​​This indicator provides the percentage of Canadians who die at home or in the community each year.

Has a Regular Health Care Provider

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This indicator provides the percentage of the population that reported having a regular health care provider, including a family doctor or general practitioner, a medical specialist or a nurse practitioner. Higher percentages are desirable.

Hip Fracture Surgery Within 48 Hours

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This indicator calculates the risk-adjusted proportion of hip fractures surgically treated within 48 hours of a patient’s initial admission to an acute care hospital, among patients age 18 and older.

Efficiency: Tools

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This page lists CIHI’s performance reporting tools that contain efficiency data.

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NACRS Clinic Lite

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Canadian ambulatory clinics can use NACRS Clinic Lite for low-cost data collection and data reporting.

Efficiency: Data holdings

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This page contains information about CIHI’s data holdings related to efficiency.

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Efficiency: News and podcasts

Efficiency: News and podcasts cyin_master

This page contains media releases, bulletins and podcast episodes about the efficiency of care.

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Emergency Departments in Crisis — Dr. Fraser Mackay and David Leary

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In this episode of the CHIP, we are joined by Dr. Fraser Mackay, an emergency physician, and David Leary, a veteran paramedic, to discuss the ongoing crisis gripping emergency departments across the country, the impact on workers and patients, and what’s…

Frailty in Canada — Dr. Kenneth Rockwood

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On this episode of the CHIP, host Avis Favaro speaks with Dr. Kenneth Rockwood, clinical research professor of frailty and aging at Dalhousie University, about the risks of frailty.

Palliative Care in Canada — Bernard Lapointe and Philippe Miquel

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In this episode of the CHIP, host Alya Niang speaks with McGill University professor Bernard Lapointe and documentary filmmaker Philippe Miquel about the state of palliative care in Canada and why it is such a critical part of health care.

Palliative Care in Canada — Dr. Naheed Dosani

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In this episode of the CHIP, host Avis Favaro speaks with Dr. Naheed Dosani about the state of palliative care in Canada and why it is such a critical part of health care.

Virtual Care in Canada — Dr. Ewan Affleck

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In this episode of the CHIP, host Avis Favaro speaks with Dr. Ewan Affleck about the future of virtual care in Canada and why he is so passionate about continuing its growth.

Efficiency: Education resources

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Through our Learning Centre, CIHI provides opportunities for health professionals to understand our evolving reporting systems and the application of our standards, data and analytics. We offer many courses and resources for a variety of audiences, including clinicians, assessors, data submitters and analysts, decision-makers, policy planners and researchers.

Courses and resources are available in a variety of formats, including eLearning modules, PDF and page-based documents, live and recorded web conferences, and videos.

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Resources offered through CIHI include the following:

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Connected care — Video (Video)

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This video explains what connected care is, how it will improve Canadians’ experiences with their health system and how CIHI is working with stakeholders to make this vision a reality.

Canadian MIS Database (CMDB) User Guide (PDF)

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​The CMDB User Guide provides information on the composition, processing and use of data from the Canadian Management Information System (MIS) Database (CMDB).

Seniors transitioning from home care to residential care

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This video can help us better understand how Canada’s seniors transition from living independently to receiving continuing care services, and what factors influence their transition into residential care. 

Management Information System Standards

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National standards for financial and statistical data of health service organizations reported to the Canadian MIS Database by ministries of health.