Canadian Institute For Health Information Releases Update On Wait Times

CIHI’s analysis found that the provinces have made improvements to the timeliness, breadth and level of detail of wait times reporting. Five provinces (one more than last year) now report on all five wait time priority areas (heart, cancer, sight restoration, diagnostic imaging and joint replacements). As well, trend data on wait times are beginning to emerge for individual provinces, allowing them to measure progress over time. Variation in measurement approaches still prevents interprovincial comparisons.

CIHI’s third annual analysis includes updated information on provincial wait times reporting as of December 2007 and provides a province-by-province summary of approaches used to report on wait times such as definitions, summary measures and time frames.

http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=media_29feb2008_e

http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/products/Final_Wait_Times_AIB_EN_080229.pdf