Background Survey research in healthcare is an important tool to collect information about
healthcare delivery, service use and overall issues relating to quality of care. Unfortunately, …

Objectives With steady increases in ‘big data’ and data analytics over the past two decades,
administrative health databases have become more accessible and are now used regularly …

The purpose of this study was to assess perceived physical activity (PA) opportunities and
barriers for inner-city youth. Data were collected via interviews with 59 children, 8 school staff, …

Objective To assess if the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality patient safety indictors
(PSIs) could be used for case findings in the International Classification of Disease 10th …

Background Physician claims data are one of the largest sources of coded health information
unique to Canada. There is skepticism from data users about the quality of this data. This …

The purpose of this case study was to examine female athletes' positive and negative
perceptions of their coach's pre-game and intermission speeches. Members (n = 20) of a highly …

…the goal of our project was to assess hypertension knowledge levels among Chinese,
Indian and White populations in a large Ca Page 1 ETHNICITY AND HEALTH LITERACY: …

Background: There are concerns that alternate payment plans for physicians may be associated
with erosion of data quality, given that physicians are paid regardless of whether claims …

The PHCIN is a common platform for other specialty-driven networks to integrate priority
initiatives and innovative health solutions into primary health care. It is a shared space for …

Physician compensation is a key component of any health system. In Canada, various
reimbursement models which exist for physicians include fee-for-service (FFS), capitation and …