New MIS Standards for 2022 available!
CIHI regularly works with members of the health care community to review and revise the MIS Standards to enhance the information available for health system decision-makers.
Reporting-related changes include the areas of
- Administration
- End of Life
- Virtual health care
- Asset retirement obligations
The Standards for Management Information Systems in Canadian Health Service Organizations (MIS Standards) is a set of national standards for gathering and processing data and for reporting financial and statistical data on the day-to-day operations of a health service organization. The MIS Standards includes
- A chart of accounts
- Accounting principles and procedures
- Workload measurement systems
- Indicators
- Management applications
- A glossary of terms
Benefits of the MIS Standards
These national standards help to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Canada’s hospitals and long-term care and residential care, home care, community health, primary care and public health organizations. Ministries of health report detailed financial and statistical data, generated with the MIS Standards, to CIHI’s Canadian MIS Database (CMDB).
The MIS Standards also provides the standard for reporting data to the Canadian Patient Cost Database (CPCD). Some health service organizations report to both the CMDB and CPCD by submitting organization-level costs to the CMDB and patient-level costs to the CPCD. Data collected and reported based on the MIS Standards facilitates
- Accountability reporting by managers for resource use
- Development of budgets based on meaningful workload and activity projections
- More precise resource allocation
- More informed management decisions
How to use the MIS Standards
Core Plan subscribers can obtain the MIS Standards 2022 at no cost. To find out whether your organization has already downloaded the MIS Standards or is a Core Plan subscriber, please email help@cihi.ca.
The MIS Standards uses the Folio Views® platform. New users are advised to read the section MIS Standards Quick Guide, which is accessed from the launch page. It may also be useful to register for CIHI’s online learning course Navigating the MIS Standards With Folio Views® (MIS). This course is offered at no charge to Core Plan subscribers.
CIHI offers other self-directed online learning related to the MIS Standards, as well as face-to-face workshops. Please visit the Learning Centre to find the course or workshop that is best for you.