CRaNHR :: Inventory of National Rural Health Research Related Databases

Database name:

Canadian MIS Database
Formerly the Annual Return of Health Care Facilities-Hospitals (1932-1994)

Thematic Coverage:

This survey collects financial and statistical data relating to Canadian hospitals, based on the account structure contained in the Guidelines for Management Information Systems in Canadian Health Care Facilities (MIS Guidelines).

Maintained by:

CIHI; prior to 1995/96, maintained by Statistics Canada

Availability:

Data disclosure is determined by CIHI's Privacy and Confidentiality Policy (see www.cihi.ca). If privacy and confidentiality criteria are met, data can be released at the sub-provincial level. Costs are dependent upon the level data required, plus programming and processing fees.

Start Date:

1932 (Annual Return of Health Care Facilities - Hospitals)
Data from 1932 - 1995 is available from Statistics Canada
Data from 1995 onwards is available from CIHI

Release Date:

Approximately 2 years after reference period for general release.

Frequency of collection:

Annual

Data Collection:

In all provinces through the ministries of health. Privately owned hospitals are surveyed separately.

Sample size:

All Canadian hospitals

Geographic coverage:

All provinces and territories

Lowest geographic
level collected:

Postal code of Facility

Lowest geographic
level of release:

Facility

Existing rural variable:

No

Rural definitions that can be constructed from this database include (building block)*:

Census "rural areas"

(Enumeration Area)

Rural and Small Town definition

(Census Subdivision)

Metropolitan area and census agglomeration Influenced Zones

(Census Subdivision)

OECD "rural communities" definition

(Census Consolidated Subdivision)

OECD "predominantly rural regions" definition

(Census Division)

Ehrensaft's "Beale codes"

(Census Division)

* Results for these areas of geography could conceivably be derived from postal codes if respondent confidentiality is ensured.

Data Elements:
There are hundreds of data elements relating to financial and statistical data of Canadian hospitals.

Notes:
Commencing with fiscal 1995/96, CIHI redeveloped the survey to make data collection more efficient and to improve timeliness.

The MIS Guidelines provide a standardized framework for collecting and reporting financial and statistical data on the day-to-day operations of health service organizations. Fore more information about the MIS guidelines, see
http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=mis_e
or contact misguidelines@cihi.ca.

For more information about the Canadian MIS database, contact cmdb@cihi.ca

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