Whether you're a clinical researcher or policymaker, you can't compare performance without standards. Common definitions, protocols CIHI officials, she added, continue working with the provinces on common definitions and protocols. She agrees the value of data under those circumstances isn't nearly as good as when common ground is found. That exact argument has been made to try to convince various regional representatives of the usefulness of complying with standards to minimize the frequency and extent of disagreements. We facilitate their efforts.
Some provinces are more aggressive in developing and investing in health information than others.
Some can afford to be. The rest, though, must focus on less expensive areas, Fitzgerald admitted. Developing standards is easy, implementing them is difficult. Everyone understands the importance of this issue.