[EQ] Canada - Health Indicators 2008

Canada - Health Indicators 2008

 

The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI and Statistics Canada, May 2008

 

Website: http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=PG_1350_E&cw_topic=1350&cw_rel=AR_152_E

 

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“….Hospitalization rates vary across the country for seven chronic conditions that could potentially be managed or treated in the community, known as ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC).This report measures ambulatory care sensitive conditions ACSC admission rates in health regions across Canada and explores the factors that contribute to higher or lower rates. Ambulatory care sensitive conditions ACSC such as asthma, diabetes and hypertension.

 

This year’s report includes results for more health regions with a population greater than 50,000 (encompassing about 98% of Canada’s population) and for provinces and territories. This enhancement increases the number of regions included in this report from 71 up to 80. Following the Health Indicator Framework, each indicator is grouped into one of the following four dimensions:

• Health status—provides insight on the health of Canadians, including well-being, human function and selected health conditions.

• Non-medical determinants of health—reflect factors outside of the health system that affect health.

• Health system performance—provides insight on the quality of health services, including accessibility, appropriateness, effectiveness and patient safety.

• Community and health system characteristics—provide useful contextual information, rather than direct measures of health status or quality of care.

 

Health Indicators 2008 also provides an in-depth analysis of one indicator—hospital admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC). This indicator includes seven chronic conditions that can potentially be effectively managed in the community but may result in hospitalization in an acute care facility. They are:

• angina;

• asthma;

• chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD);

• diabetes;

• grand mal status and other epileptic convulsions;

• heart failure and pulmonary edema; and
• hypertension

 

 

Content:

 

Executive Summary

Health Indicator Framework

In Focus: Hospitalization Rates for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions

What the Numbers Tell Us

Regional Variations

Factors Affecting ACSC Hospitalizations

Variations by Age

Variations by Sex

Rural and Urban Variations

Variations by Income

What Is Being Done

Information Gaps

References
Health Indicators—Region by Region
Health Region Profile

Health Status

Non-Medical Determinants of Health

Health System Performance

Community and Health System Characteristics

General Notes

Indicator Index
Regional Map

 

 

 

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