Sociodemographic determinants and healthcare utilization in Ontario Shores hospital patient population
Summary
Ontario Shores requests data to identify the characteristics of the hospital’s patient population and help it develop population health and/or early intervention strategies to alleviate health morbidity costs. Characteristics requested by the knowledge user include immigrant status of patients, types of providers/services they have accessed, patterns of prescription fill rates, emergency department usage rates and rates of mental health diagnosis. On a larger scale, the prevalence of mental illness and addiction is expected to grow, and this research was proposed to provide evidence for the development a five-year road map that will advance the mental health of the Central East LHIN population while reducing costs.
Knowledge User
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences