Make informed decisions with the InterRAI assessment system

The information captured in the interRAI assessment system can be aggregated and used at different levels to help inform decisions Youtube, Opens in new window:

Clinicians need information to support their care planning decisions.

  • Real-time reports on the assessed individuals’ health status, progress and risks support care decisions.

Health system managers need information for planning, quality monitoring and accountability.

  • Quality indicators are used to inform quality and risk management initiatives in the organization.
  • Quality indicators are measurable and allow for comparative analysis at the organizational, regional, provincial and pan-Canadian levels.
  • Quality indicators are publicly reported in CIHI’s Your Health System web tool.

Policy-makers and senior decision-makers need information for system management and accountability.

  • Outcome scales inform programs and services that meet the evolving needs of the organization’s population.
  • Case-mix systems Youtube, Opens in new window use grouping methodologies to help funders align resources with population needs and allocate funds across regions or provider organizations.

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