Indicator Metadata
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Name |
Health Care Providers Employed in Direct Care by Type of Provider, Health Region and Jurisdiction |
Short/Other Names |
Health Care Providers in Direct Care by Health Region and Jurisdiction |
Description |
Number of health care providers employed in the profession and working in direct care, by type of provider, health region and jurisdiction |
Interpretation |
A measure of access to health care providers A low or high number may be desirable; interpretations should be evaluated alongside other relevant data (e.g., population need, models of care, mix of health care providers). |
HSP Framework Dimension |
Health System Inputs and Characteristics: Efficient allocation of resources |
Areas of Need |
Not applicable |
Geographic Coverage |
All provinces/territories |
Reporting Level/Disaggregation |
National, Province/Territory, Region, Provider; may be further aggregated by age, highest level of education, setting of employment, urban/rural/remote, etc. |
Indicator Results |
Name |
Health Care Providers Employed in Direct Care by Type of Provider, Health Region and Jurisdiction |
Short/Other Names |
Health Care Providers in Direct Care by Health Region and Jurisdiction |
Description |
Number of health care providers employed in the profession and working in direct care, by type of provider, health region and jurisdiction |
Calculation: Description |
Number of health care providers employed in the profession and working in direct care in each health region and jurisdiction Unit of Analysis: Service provider |
Calculation: Geographic Assignment |
Place of service |
Calculation: Type of Measurement |
Number - Number; number of health care providers by health region or jurisdiction |
Calculation: Adjustment Applied |
None |
Calculation: Method of Adjustment |
Not applicable |
Denominator |
Description: |
Numerator |
Description:
Exclusions:
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Rationale |
Based on World Health Organization (WHO) National Health Workforce Accounts indicator 1-12: Density of Active Health Workers in Different Regions (by Regional Typology, by Cadre), this indicator provides information on the number and distribution of health workers. Density can be calculated by dividing the number of health care providers employed in direct care by the population estimates; please see the CIHI indicator Health Care Providers Employed in Direct Care per 100,000 Population, by Health Region and Jurisdiction. |
Interpretation |
A measure of access to health care providers A low or high number may be desirable; interpretations should be evaluated alongside other relevant data (e.g., population need, models of care, mix of health care providers). |
HSP Framework Dimension |
Health System Inputs and Characteristics: Efficient allocation of resources |
Areas of Need |
Not applicable |
Targets/Benchmarks |
WHO: Health worker density multiplied by population estimates |
References |
World Health Organization. National Health Workforce Accounts: A Handbook. 2016. World Health Organization. Global Strategy on Health Resources for Health: Workforce 2030. 2016. |
Data Sources |
HWDB |
Available Data Years |
Type of Year: First Available Year: |
Geographic Coverage |
All provinces/territories |
Reporting Level/Disaggregation |
National, Province/Territory, Region, Provider; may be further aggregated by age, highest level of education, setting of employment, urban/rural/remote, etc. |
Update Frequency |
Every year |
Indicator Results |
Web Tool: |
Updates |
Not applicable |
Caveats and Limitations |
The methodology used to calculate population estimates may vary for different countries. Caution should be used when comparing results across countries. Statistics reported may differ from those reported by other organizations due to differences in data collection and reporting methodologies. Issues of under- and/or over-coverage may vary by type of provider. Data is not necessarily available for each province and territory for each type of provider. |
Trending Issues |
Assignment of postal codes to health regions can change over time. Varies by type of provider |
Comments |
Please note that the available data years, geographic coverage, reporting level/disaggregation and update frequency vary by type of provider. “Available data year” can refer to data year (for nurses) or to reporting year (for occupational therapists, physiotherapists and pharmacists). |