Primary care: Reports and releases

This page lists primary care reports, stories, infographics and release summaries.

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Commonwealth Fund survey, 2023

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The 2023 Commonwealth Fund survey looked at the views and health care experiences of the general population age 18+ in 10 high-income countries, including Canada.

SNOMED CT CA to ICD-10-CA maps

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​Provides an overview of the CIHI SNOMED CT CA to ICD-10-CA maps to support semi-automated coding in an electronic system. ​

Connected care

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CIHI is working with stakeholders to develop standards that enable connected care and health data interoperability in Canada.

Snapshot of Canada’s 4 health care priorities

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​Learn how the Government of Canada and the provincial and territorial governments are working together to improve Canadian health care in 4 priority areas.

Access to care remains challenging

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This infographic highlights how Canada compares with 9 other countries on access to care in the 2022 Commonwealth Fund survey of primary care physicians.

Commonwealth Fund survey, 2022

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​The 2022 Commonwealth Fund survey polled family doctors in Canada and 9 other developed countries and provides insight into the current gaps and improvements in primary care.

Overuse of tests and treatments in Canada

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​Expanding on our 2017 report, this follow-up from CIHI and Choosing Wisely Canada examines progress on overuse of 12 tests and treatments and provides insights for continued improvements.

Race-based and Indigenous identity data

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Race-based and Indigenous identity data is essential for measuring health inequalities and disparities, and for identifying inequities that stem from racism, bias and discrimination.

National Health Expenditure Trends, 2021 — Snapshot

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This snapshot summarizes key findings derived from CIHI's National Health Expenditure Database (NHEX) related to economic growth, government spending, population aging and issues to monitor.

Commonwealth Fund survey, 2020

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The 2020 Commonwealth Fund survey results focus on the views and experiences of the general population age 18 and older in 11 countries, including Canada.

Access to care

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Key findings related to access to primary care from the 2019 Commonwealth Fund's survey of primary care physicians.

Use of technology

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Key findings related to the use of technology from the 2019 Commonwealth Fund's survey of primary care physicians.

Coordinating care

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Key findings related to coordination of care from the 2019 Commonwealth Fund's survey of primary care physicians.

Commonwealth Fund survey, 2019

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The 2019 Commonwealth Fund survey focuses on primary care physicians and provides an important perspective on how well primary care is operating in Canada and internationally.

Dementia in Canada

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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.

Dementia in hospitals

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Seniors living with dementia spend more time in the emergency department and have higher rates of hospitalization than other Canadians 65 and older, CIHI analysis shows.

Family doctor preparedness

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The growing number of seniors living with dementia is leaving some primary care doctors feeling less well-prepared to manage dementia care in the community.

Dementia and falls

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Seniors with dementia from lower-income neighbourhoods in Canada are more likely to visit hospitals for falls than those from more affluent areas.

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