Term: Physician Integrated Network (PIN) Data

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2014-10-14

Definition:

The Physician Integrated Network (PIN) data contains information about patient visits to family-practice clinics participating in PIN. This includes information such as patient demographics, prescriptions, dates of tests and lab work, and medical advice offered. Clinical data are collected directly from each PIN clinic's electronic medical record (EMR). The EMR extract is used by Manitoba Health, Healthy Living and Seniors to provide the clinic with Quality Based Incentive Funding (QBIF). The PIN EMR extract data is thus believed to be high quality because of the direct link with remuneration.

NOTE: The Physician Integrated Network (PIN) data is project specific and therefore does not have a data description available on the external MCHP web site.

For more information on the Physician Integrated Network (PIN) data, see:

• MCHP Metadata Repository - Physician Integrated Network (PIN) - [Internal Access Only] - for technical and programming related information, including an Overview, Data Model, Data Quality, Data Dictionary, Documents and Reports, and Blog.

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Related terms 

• Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
• Physician Integrated Network (PIN)
• Quality Based Incentive Funding (QBIF)

References 

• Katz A, Chateau D, Bogdanovic B, Taylor C, McGowan K-L, Rajotte L, Dziadek J. Physician Integrated Network: A Second Look. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2014. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] (View)

Term used in 

• Katz A, Bogdanovic B, Soodeen R. Physician Integrated Network Baseline Evaluation: Linking Electronic Medical Records and Administrative Data. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2010. [Report] [Summary] (View)