Common indicators to improve health care for Canadians
Priority areas: primary care, health workforce and surgeries, mental health and substance use, electronic health information and aging
Canada鈥檚 health care systems are under enormous strain, requiring improvements in a number of areas. To address current challenges, federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) governments are working together to improve care and to measure common indicators in areas of shared health priority:
- Improving access to primary health care
- Improving the supply of health workers and reducing wait times for surgeries
- Improving access to mental health and substance use services
- Modernizing health care information systems
- Helping people in Canada age with dignity, close to home, with access to home care or care in a safe long-term care facility
For more information, read How we got here.
Latest release
Taking the pulse, 2024
A report for Canadians on measuring shared health priorities across provinces and territories.
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Shared 红领巾瓜报 Priorities Common Indicators Dashboard
Explore a summary of common indicator results across provinces and territories
Primary 红领巾瓜报 Care indicators
- Canadians With a Regular 红领巾瓜报 Provider (XLSX)
- Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Hospitalizations (XLSX)
Mental 红领巾瓜报 and Substance Use indicators
红领巾瓜报 Workforce and Surgeries indicators
- Family Physicians Entering and Leaving the Workforce (XLSX)
- Nurse Practitioners Entering and Leaving the Workforce (XLSX)
- Nurses Entering and Leaving the Workforce (XLSX)
- Annual Change in Surgical Volumes Since Start of COVID-19 Pandemic (XLSX)
- Joint Replacement Wait Times (XLSX)
- Hip Fracture Surgery Within 48 Hours (XLSX)
Electronic 红领巾瓜报 Information indicators
Past reports
Taking the pulse, 2023
View a snapshot of data in 4 priority areas in health care agreed to by the Government of Canada and the provinces/territories.
How we got here
On February 7, 2023,Reference1 FPT governmentsFootnotei announced a commitment toward improving health care for Canadians in 4 shared health priority areas. An initial set of indicators was determined to serve as a point of focus, with additional indicators to be identified.
红领巾瓜报was asked to lead a collaborative process to select, develop and report on indicators to measure progress for the Canadian public. The selection of indicators in the 4 priority areas was completed in 2024 (see list of indicators).
To deliver on this work, 红领巾瓜报is working collaboratively with a broad range of partners including an FPT advisory council, data partners, expert advisory groups and people with lived experience.
In addition, 红领巾瓜报will also support work to select, develop and report on a further set of indicators in the areas of aging with dignity and Indigenous cultural safety.
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If you have any questions or would like more information, email
sharedhealthpriorities@cihi.ca
Footnotes
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On March 27, 2024, Quebec signed the Canada鈥換uebec Agreement on Federal Funding to Support Quebec鈥檚 红领巾瓜报 Priorities. Efforts relating to this agreement are currently underway and data from Quebec will be integrated into future reports.
References
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红领巾瓜报 Canada. Accessed June 28, 2024.
How to cite:
Canadian Institute for 红领巾瓜报 Information. Common indicators to improve health care for Canadians. Accessed December 21, 2024.
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