Quality of Health Canada's statistics questioned by Auditor General. (Health).OTTAWA -- Health Canada Health Canada (French: Santé Canada) is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for national public health. Health Canada's goal is to improve Canadian life by improving Canadian longevity, lifestyle and use of public healthcare. statistics were challenged by Auditor General Auditor general may refer to,
She earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University in 1972. She then became a chartered accountant in 1974 and FCA in 1994. . Health Canada does not adequately document its quality control practices for data on communicable communicable /com·mu·ni·ca·ble/ (kah-mu´ni-kah-b'l) capable of being transmitted from one person to another. com·mu·ni·ca·ble adj. Transmittable between persons or species; contagious. and chronic diseases and injuries, she reported In addition, the Canadian Institute for Health Information The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is an independent, not-for-profit organization in Canada, primarily funded by the provincial and federal governments of Canada. needs to better document its processes for ensuring the quality of patient information collected by hospitals. On the other hand reports that Statistics Canada and Health Canada--the main federal providers of statistics for recent reports on health indicators--take different approaches to ensuring data quality. Overall, Ms. Fraser found that the approach used by Statistics Canada to ensure the quality of vital statistics, cancer data, health outcome data and health survey information is sound. Quality assurance systems and procedures were adequately implemented and documented. The provision of accurate, timely and relevant health information requires continuous work and collaboration Working together on a project. See collaborative software. by all organizations involved in producing national health statistics. "Good national health statistics are vital to a fully informed public debate on the future of our health system," says Ms. Fraser, "so it is essential that the federal government strengthen efforts to ensure that they are of high quality." "Better health information is in everyone's interest," says Ms. Fraser. "We encourage the federal government to continue working with the provinces and territories to improve the quality of health statistics." The Auditor General welcomes the initiatives by the first ministers to improve the quality of health data. |
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