Background: Although racial and ethnic disparities in health services utilization and outcomes
have been extensively studied in several countries, this issue has received little attention …

Background Health administrative data are frequently used for health services and population
health research. Comparative research using these data has been facilitated by the use of …

Objective As rates of total joint arthroplasty (TJA) for osteoarthritis (OA) rise, there is a need
to ensure appropriate use. We undertook this study to develop criteria for appropriate use of …

BACKGROUND: Defining the complication rate of endoscopy performed across an entire
city will capture usual as opposed to referral center data. OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to …

Background: The use of health administrative data in health services research is facilitated
by standardized classification systems, such as the International Classification of Diseases (…

Objectives: This report is a scoping review of the literature with the objective of identifying
definitions, conceptual models and frameworks, as well as the methods and range of …

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 …

… âgés de 75 ans ou plus ont consommé plus de 50 % des jours d’hospitalisation, dont 74,8 …
Les Indiens inscrits ont eu besoin pendant leur séjour, de plus de jours de soins actifs que d’…

Children in Manitoba are generally healthy, although there are significant disparities in child
outcomes across socioeconomic status and region of residence, as well as by gender and …

Objective Timely access to rheumatology consultation is fundamental to appropriate and
effective management of patients with musculoskeletal and autoimmune diseases. Yet, for a …