Living and dying in Ontario

Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences 12 March 2008 Living and Dying in Ontario: An Opportunity for Improved Health Information Findings and Exhibits The RPDB and population estimates by Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) in 2003 Key fi ndings: • I n 2003, the magnitude of difference between the number of people eligible for health care contained in RPDB data and in Statistics Canada pop [...] The number of people eligible for health care defi ned in the RPDB may be higher than the Statistics Canada population estimates for a number of reasons: •. Persons moving out of the province are not required to alert the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC). [...] The number of and percent difference in deaths in RPDB* data, in ICES-linked RPDB** data, and in Ontario health planning data,*** by sex, 2003 Absolute difference compared Percent difference compared to to Ontario health planning Ontario health planning death counts death counts Sex RPDB ICES-linked Ontario health RPDB data ICES-linked RPDB data (%) ICES-linked data RPDB data planning data RPDB da [...] The number of and percent difference in deaths in RPDB* data, in ICES-linked RPDB* data, and in Ontario health planning data,*** by Local Health Integration Network (LHIN), 2003 Absolute difference compared Percent difference compared to Ontario health planning to Ontario health planning death counts death counts Local Health RPDB ICES-linked Ontario health RPDB data ICES-linked RPDB data (%) ICES [...] For this analysis, the count of people eligible for health care in Ontario was defi ned as the number of unique and encrypted numbers (as a proxy for eligible people) in the RPDB and in the ICES-linked RPDB.