Term: Location of Visits to Specialists

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2013-10-30

Definition:

Information regarding where Regional Health Authority (RHA) residents went for ambulatory visits to specialists by the following categories:

1. percent of visits in patient's RHA district,
   
2. percent of visits elsewhere in patient's RHA,
   
3. percent of visits to another RHA, and
   
4. percent of visits to Winnipeg.

The location of ambulatory visits was calculated for two different fiscal years. Only ambulatory visits to specialists were counted, including all medical specialists, paediatricians, psychiatrists, obstetricians and gynecologists, and surgeons (defined by mdbloc codes other than 11). Only visits for Manitoba residents within Manitoba were counted; this may result in some possible under-counting of visits to RHA districts that border other provinces.

Related concepts 

• Ambulatory Visits
• Health Indicators: Indicators of Health Status and Healthcare Use

Related terms 

• Ambulatory Visits - Physician
• Location of Ambulatory Visits
• Location of Visits to Physicians / Primary Care Providers
• Regional Health Authority (RHA)
• Regional Health Authority (RHA) Districts
• Specialist Physicians (SP)

References 

• Fransoo R, Martens P, The Need to Know Team, Prior H, Burchill C, Koseva I, Bailly A, Allegro E. The 2013 RHA Indicators Atlas. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2013. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)