Understanding how healthcare dollars are spent and attributing healthcare spending to
individuals is an important activity for accountability and comparative performance …

Abstract Background Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) from traumatic and non traumatic causes is
a leading cause of disability worldwide yet there is limited research summarizing the health …

Objective This study examines the impact of A ustralia's pay‐for‐performance (P4P) program
for general practitioners (GP s). The voluntary program pays GP s A 40andA 100 in addition …

Background Physician claims data are one of the largest sources of coded health
information unique to Canada. There is skepticism from data users about the quality of this …

Background There is no consensus in the literature regarding the impact of false positive
newborn screening results on early health care utilization patterns. We evaluated the impact …

Background Several new primary care models have been implemented in Ontario, Canada
over the past two decades. These practice models differ in team structure, physician …

Background Primary care providers play an important role in preventing and managing
cardiovascular disease. This study compared the quality of preventive cardiovascular care …

Background: Federal, provincial, and municipal organizations in Canada have recently
begun to promote an equity agenda for their health systems, but much of the necessary data …

Background We describe early health services utilization for children diagnosed with
medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency through newborn screening in …

Background: There are concerns that alternate payment plans for physicians may be
associated with erosion of data quality, given that physicians are paid regardless of whether …