Reports and releases

Learn about the most common type of injury due to falls, what types of injuries occur, how long patients stay in the hospital and patient demographics.

​​Open-year data quality tests performed on the DAD in 2018–2019, including the test specifications, selection criteria and data elements used. This document was created to accompany the DAD Open-Year Data Quality reports.

Open-year data quality tests performed on NACRS in 2018–2019, including the rules, patient care types, submission levels, selection criteria and data elements used.

This report highlights comparable estimates of opioid use and harms in Canada and Australia from CIHI and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

Read this evaluation of NSIR-RT, which was pilot-tested by 28 cancer treatment centres. The report focuses on patient safety objectives, client support and the data quality of the RT incident pilot data.

​Access to palliative care has improved in Canada, but gaps remain. Read CIHI’s latest report on the status of palliative care in the home, and in community and hospital settings.

Data Quality Documentation, National Ambulatory Care Reporting System Current-Year Information, 2017–2018

According to our latest report, Dementia in Canada, caregivers of seniors with dementia are twice as likely to experience distress as caregivers of other seniors. We spoke with Linda to learn more about her experiences and challenges caring for her…

The number of Canadian seniors living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia is rising steadily, and so is the  burden on caregivers and health care systems. 

Dementia in Canada provides a comprehensive look at dementia’s impact on Canada’s health systems, and the challenges seniors living with dementia face at home, in long-term care and in hospitals.