Open AccessImpact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Health System Use in Canada
Author(s) -
Alexey Dudevich,
Jennifer Frood
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
healthcare quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.256
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 1710-2774
DOI - 10.12927/hcq.2021.26552
Subject(s) - covid-19 , pandemic , healthcare system , best practice , medicine , virology , health care , political science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , disease , pathology , law
The Canadian Institute for Health Information has compiled health system data to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canada's healthcare system. Information was aggregated from four distinct sectors of care: emergency department visits, in-patient hospital stays, physician care and home care. Across the sectors, there were two compelling themes: rapid transformation and change in human behaviour.