title: Measuring aspects of devolved health authority performance: Nova Scotia patients who travel further than necessary to obtain hospital care.
abstract: This article presents a set of performance indicators measuring how well devolved health authorities do at providing secondary-level hospital services to residents in their jurisdictions. The study is based on an analysis of Nova Scotia discharge abstract data from 1992-93 to 1999-00. While most residents of Nova Scotia obtain this level of care in their own districts, wide variations persisted over time in hospitals' commitment to residents within their own districts.
authors: Geography Program, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia.
authors: Neil T
authors: NT
authors: Hanlon
mesh_terms: D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006302:Health Services Research; D006767:Hospitals, District / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009674:Nova Scotia; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012040:Regional Health Planning; D014195:Travel