Health Funding

As Canadian jurisdictions focus more on efficiency, value for money and accountability within the health care system, they look to CIHI for help developing, implementing and monitoring funding models.

Activity-based funding is one model that CIHI is helping health system funders explore.

Key reports and analyses

Health Care Cost Drivers: The Facts. (Nov. 2011)

Developing a Model for Measuring the Efficiency of the Health System in Canada—Data Availability (Sep. 2012) (PDF, 2.2 MB)

HBAM Inpatient Group Methodology and Reports at CIHI (PDF, 601 KB)

Events and education

Funding Models to Support Quality and Sustainability

Applications

Patient Cost Estimator
CIHI developed this interactive tool to estimate the average cost of various services provided in hospitals. It provides information
- Nationally
- by jurisdiction and
- by patient age group
The cost estimates represent the estimated average cost of services provided to the average patient. They include the costs incurred by the hospital in providing services but exclude physician fees, since physicians are normally paid directly by the jurisdiction and not by the hospital.
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eReporting
Each year, CIHI and registered organizations collect and analyze data related to the health of Canadians and the Canadian health care system. To facilitate improved access to timely data, CIHI offers data-submitting organizations an eReporting tool. It enables registered organizations to submit and access their data electronically through a secure website.

Applications available through Client Services eReporting:
- National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
- National Rehabilitation Reporting System (NRS)
- Continuing Care Reporting System (CCRS)
- Home Care Reporting System (HCRS)
- Canadian MIS Database (CMDB)
- Hospital Standardized Mortality Ratio (HSMR)
- Canadian Hospital Reporting Project (CHRP) eTool
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FAQ

What is Activity-Based Funding?
Activity-based funding is a method of funding health-care providers (for example, acute-care hospitals, long-term care facilities, rehabilitation facilities) for the care and services they provide.

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