Living and Dying in Ontario: An Opportunity to Improve Health Information

Iron K, Zagorski B, Sykora K, Manuel DG. March 2008

High-quality health care data provide a critical foundation for health services planning, policy development and system performance evaluation. This report assesses information in the Registered Persons Database, a population-based register maintained by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to manage publicly funded health care services covered under the Ontario Health Insurance Plan.