Continuum of care
Continuum of care kathschachºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨collects data across many sectors of care to build a pan-Canadian view of continuity of care. Data covering the continuum of care includes transitions and wait times from one health care sector to another. This includes continuity for a patient as they move across multiple and different care providers, procedures, care facilities and treatments.
ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨explains how different components of the health care system work together such as readmissions, rehabilitation, home care, long-term care and palliative care. ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨also answers questions on topics such as how well and how often patients transition between services.
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Connected care
Connected Care offers a future where patients don’t need to repeat their medical history or prescriptions to every health care provider they visit.
Taking the pulse: Measuring shared priorities for Canadian health care, 2024
A report for Canadians on measuring shared health priorities across provinces and territories.
Equity in diabetes care: A focus on lower limb amputation
A report on inequalities in diabetes-associated lower limb amputations. These amputations, such as of the leg or foot, are used to measure diabetes care quality, access and equity.
Understanding health care trajectories of people living with dementia
This report, developed in collaboration with the Public ºìÁì½í¹Ï±¨ Agency of Canada, focuses on the health care trajectories of people living with dementia.
Survey results reveal the challenges experienced by family doctors
​Discover how primary health care in Canada compares with 9 peer countries surveyed. Topics covered include access to care and care coordination from the perspective of family doctors. 
Seniors in Transition: Exploring Pathways Across the Care Continuum
With this series of products, we want to better understand how Canada’s seniors transition from living independently to receiving continuing care services.