Primary care: Reports and releases

The 2016 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey focused on the experiences of the general population (adults 18 and older) in 11 developed countries.

The Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy surveys fill important information gaps by polling patients and providers in a number of developed countries.

The 2016 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey focused on the experiences of the general population (adults 18 and older) in 11 developed countries.

This chartbook profiles the results from a selected group of primary health care (PHC) indicators, using a range of data sources, with the aim of providing an integrated view of PHC information in Canada.

The Resident Assessment Instrument–Mental Health (RAI-MH) Outcome Scales Reference Guide provides an overview of the calculation for the outcomes scales derived from the RAI-MH assessment.

Continuity of care with a family medicine physician can help reduce hospitalizations and emergency department use.

Continuity of care with a family medicine physician can help reduce hospitalizations and emergency department use.

Follow-up with a physician after hospitalization, variation in follow-up rates and potential factors.

This study investigates the burden of chronic disease and the presence of multiple chronic diseases using electronic medical record data. Adults with multiple chronic diseases tend to be high users of health care services and account for more than two-…

This document describes the update to a subset of primary health care indicators that were identified through a consensus process as being necessary to measure and compare PHC performance at multiple levels within and across jurisdictions in Canada.