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The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is an independent, not-for-profit corporation that aims to contribute to the improvement of the health of Canadians and the health care system by disseminating quality health information.〔Canadian Institute for Health Information. (2005). ''Improving the health of young Canadians - Canadian Population Health Initiative''. Retrieved from CIHI website: http://www.cmha.ca/data/1/rec_docs/452_IHYC05_webRepENG.pdf〕 Its vision is to "help improve Canada's health system and the well-being of Canadians by being a leading source of unbiased, credible and comparable information that will enable health leaders to make better-informed decisions." Additionally, CIHI's data and reports are provided to help inform health policies, support the effective delivery of health services and to raise awareness among Canadians in general on current research and trends in the healthcare industry that contribute to better health outcomes.〔Statistics Canada. (2011, October 25). ''About the Canadian Institute for Health Information'' ''(CIHI)''. Retrieved from http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-221-x/2011002/abc-eng.htm〕 CIHI was established in 1994. It is governed by a 16-member board of directors that links federal, provincial and territorial governments with non-governmental health-related groups. The members represent health sectors and all regions of Canada, and their strategic guidance steers CIHI's activities and functions. CIHI has offices in: Toronto and Ottawa as well as branches in Montreal, Victoria, and St. John's. ==Historical overview== CIHI was incorporated under the ''Canada Corporations Act'' in 1994.〔Government of New Brunswick: Department of Health. (n.d.). Background Information on the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Retrieved from http://www.gnb.ca/0051/personal_health_information/docs/NB%20HIA_background%20to%20ltr-2007.pdf〕 Federal, provincial, and territorial governments created CIHI as a “not-for-profit, independent organization dedicated to forging a common approach to Canadian health information”.〔 CIHI has a unique mandate to make health information “publically available” to Canadians.〔 The Royal Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada (Romanow Report) tabled a final report to the House of Commons on 28 November 2002 that recommended that a Health Council of Canada should be established by the provincial, territorial and federal governments to facilitate co-operation and provide national leadership in achieving the superior health outcomes. The Health Council would be built on the existing infrastructure of the Canadian Institute for Health Information and the Canadian Coordinating Office of Health Technology Assessment (CCOHTA).〔Health Canada. (2003). 2003 First Ministers' accord on health care renewal. Retrieved from http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/delivery-prestation/fptcollab/2003accord/index-eng.php〕 The following year, in November 2003, the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, released a report (the Senator "Kirby" report) that emphasized the need for "cooperation among all stakeholders to reduce problems of maldistribution, undersupply, and jurisdictional competition"〔Health Canada. (2004, Oct. 1). ''The Kirby Report''. Retrieved from http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/hhr-rhs/strateg/kirby-eng.php〕 within the Canadian healthcare system. The report also recommend the federal government to "work with other concerned parties to create a permanent national coordinating body for HHR (human resources ), to be composed of representatives from key stakeholder groups and the different levels of government".〔 CIHI co-authored a report to this standing senate committee with Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) entitled ''Charting the Course – A Pan-Canadian Consultation on Population and Public Health Priorities'', May 2002.〔Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology. (2003, Nov. 5). Reforming Health Protection and Promotion in Canada: Time to Act. ''Fourteenth Report''. Retrieved from http://www.parl.gc.ca/Content/SEN/Committee/372/soci/rep/repfinnov03-e.htm〕 An outcome of the final senate report was CIHI's creation of the #Health Personnel Database with funding by #Health Canada. CIHI's core mandate is to: *Provide insight into the effectiveness and efficiency of the health care system in Canada with respects to the populations needs. *Connect the performance of the health care system to the actual outcomes. *Help decision and policy makers assess the changes in policies, practices and processes and their impacts within the health care system.〔Canadian Institute for Health Information. (n.d.). Vision and Mandate. Retrieved from http://www.cihi.ca/CIHI-ext-portal/internet/EN/SubTheme/about+cihi/vision+and+mandate/cihi010703〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canadian Institute for Health Information」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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