1. Tools to transform Data Into Information
Claudia Sanmartin, PhD
Health Analysis Division
Statistics Canada
CIHI Healthcare Summit, February
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2. Data to Information Immigrant Landing File Health Surveys (CCHS)
Vital Statistics
Income Tax
Canadian Cancer Registry
Census
DAD
Record Linkage
Analysis/
Research
Population Health Microsimulation
Models
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3. Record Linkage: Social Data Linkage Environment (SDLE)
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4. Example: Transitions to Long-Term Care
CCHS (2005):
55+ year olds living at home
2011 Census:
Who was living in LTC
Record Linkage

5. Population Health Microsimulation Model (POHEM) -Neurological
Dies at age 86
Birth
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Age 66: Diagnosed
with Alzheimer’s
Has Alzheimer’s,
dies at age 78
Age 76: Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s
Has Alzheimer’s, dies in long-term care at age 92
Repeat:
32 million
records
Age 80: Has Alzheimer’s
Enters long-term care institution
Health care costs
(Yearly and cumulative)

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Projected health care costs for those with Alzheimers disease - $13.3 billion by 2031
Source: Statistics Canada, forthcoming
Data source: Population health model (neurological).
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For more information
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