Health care in Canada 2010

Canadian Institute for Health Information (Added Author). Statistics Canada. (Added Author).

Summary: Health Care in Canada is CIHI's annual flagship report on the health care system and the health of Canadians. Since 2000, it has been a resource that tables fundamental issues facing the health care system. Addressing questions surrounding patient safety, wait times, health care spending and analyses on how the system has adapted over time to meet changing needs has made Health Care in Canada a key source for the public and policy-makers alike. This year's report provides perspective on changes in the health care system and on current thinking surrounding health care and outcomes of care. As with its predecessors, Health Care in Canada 2010 draws on both internal and external information and data and introduces international comparisons where appropriate.

Record details

ISBN: 9781556458558 (PDF)
Physical Description: electronic
electronic resource
remote
1 electronic text (xi, 115 p.) : ill., maps, digital file.
Publisher: Ottawa [Ont.] : Canadian Institute for Health Information : Statistics Canada, 2010

Content descriptions

General Note:	"December 2010."
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	About the Canadian Institute for Health Information -- Acknowledgements -- About This Report -- Report Highlights -- The Year in Review -- Emerging Issues in 2010 -- Introduction -- The H1N1 Pandemic -- Disruption in the Supply of Medical Isotopes -- New Funding Structures: A Focus on Quality and Appropriateness of Care -- In Summary -- Aligning Care With Evidence -- Provided Care Leaves Room for Improvement -- Arthroscopic Knee Surgery for Osteoarthritis -- Vertebroplasty -- When Care Varies: C-Sections and Hysterectomies -- In Summary -- Provided Care Is Not Always Appropriate Care -- Introduction -- Avoidable Hospital Admissions -- Preventive Care for Diabetes in Canada -- The Challenge of Alternate Level of Care -- In Summary -- Substantial Improvement in Care: The Way Forward -- Heart Disease and Heart Health in Canada -- Measuring Quality of Care: The Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratio -- In Summary -- Health Care System Resources -- An Update on Health Professionals -- Canada's Health Professionals at a Glance -- International Comparisons -- Changing Scope of Practice -- In Summary -- An Update on Health Expenditures -- Comparisons Within Canada and Abroad -- Cost Drivers and Cost Escalators -- In Summary -- Issues on the Horizon -- Index.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web (or Internet).