Term: Health Care Utilization

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2008-02-14

Definition:

The measure of the population's use of the health care services available to them. This includes the utilization of Hospital resources, Personal Care Home (PCH) resources, and physician resources. Health care utilization and health status are used to examine how efficiently a health care system produces health in a population.

Related terms 

• Acute Care Hospital Services
• Health Status
• Physician Services
• POPULIS
• Utilization of Hospital Resources
• Utilization of Personal Care Home (PCH) Resources
• Utilization of Physician Resources

References 

• Cohen MM, MacWilliam L. Population Health: Health Status Indicators. Volume I: Key Findings. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy & Evaluation, 1994. [Report] (View)
• De Coster C, Kozyrskyj A. Long-stay Patients in Winnipeg Acute Care Hospitals. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 2000. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Einarson TR, Metge CJ, Iskedjian M, Mukherjee J. An examination of the effect of cytochrome P450 drug interactions of hydroxymethylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors on health care utilization: a Canadian population-based study. Clin Ther 2002;24(12):2126-2136. [Abstract] (View)
• Menec V, MacWilliam L, Soodeen R, Mitchell L. The Health and Health Care Use of Manitoba's Seniors: Have They Changed Over Time? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2002. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
• Menec V, Black C, Roos N, Bogdanovic B. What is the potential for formal patient registration in Canadian primary care? The scale of 'informal registration' in Manitoba. J Health Serv Res Policy 2001;6(4):202-206. [Abstract] (View)
• Mitchell L, Roos NP, Shapiro E. Patterns in home care use in Manitoba. Can J Aging 2005;24 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):59-68. [Abstract] (View)
• Mustard CA, Derksen S, Kozyrskyj A. A Description of the Use of Insured Health Care Services by Income Assistance Recipients in the Province of Manitoba: A Pilot Study. Recipients of Income Assistance for Mental Health Disability. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation, 2000. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Roos LL, Gupta S, Soodeen RA, Jebamani L. Data quality in an information-rich environment: Canada as an example. Can J Aging 2005;24 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):153-170. [Abstract] (View)
• Tate RB, MacWilliam L, Finlayson G. A methodology for estimating hospital bed need in Manitoba in 2020. Can J Aging 2005;24 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):141-151. [Abstract] (View)

Term used in 

• Chartier M, Finlayson G, Prior H, McGowan K, Chen H, de Rocquigny J, Walld R, Gousseau M. Health and Healthcare Utilization of Francophones in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Kozyrskyj A, Lix L, Dahl M, Soodeen R. High-cost Users of Pharmaceuticals: Who are They? Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2005. [Report] [Summary] (View)
• Roos NP, Forget E, Walld R, MacWilliam L. Does universal comprehensive insurance encourage unnecessary use? Evidence from Manitoba says "no". Can Med Assoc J 2004;170(2):209-214. [Abstract] (View)