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 …

OBJECTIVE: To describe characteristics associated with inappropriate hospital use by
patients in Manitoba in order to help target concurrent utilization review. Utilization review was …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The authors introduce the Population Health Information System, its conceptual framework,
and the data elements required to implement such a system in other jurisdictions. Among …

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

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

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 …