title: Manitoba's population-based databases and long-term planning: beyond the hospital databases.
abstract: The Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation (MCHPE) conducts health services research focusing on Manitoba's administrative databases. Administrative databases contain information which is routinely and systematically collected for administrative purposes such as hospital and physician claims and funding requirements. This article describes the MCHPE's five major databases, their strengths and limitations, and the development of the Population Health Information System (PHIS). Four modules from PHIS illustrate how the data are used to provide useful information for health care planners, administrators and policy analysts. Finally, future projects and directions for using administrative databases are explored.
authors.affiliation: National Health Research and Development Program, Canada.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: DeCoster
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Decker
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005251:Fees, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006302:Health Services Research; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008350:Manitoba / Q000453:epidemiology; D009026:Mortality; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009819:Office Visits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010361:Patients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012040:Regional Health Planning / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012042:Registries