Table 4.

Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI): Pan Canadian Primary Health Care priority indicators for providers compared to study results

CIHI domain	CIHI indicator	Measures, outcomes and indicators to demonstrate value of interprofessional collaboration	Measures, outcomes and indicators to demonstrate the value of individual professional contribution
Acceptability	Primary health care services meeting the client’s/patient’s needs	Patient experience	Patient experience
Accessibility	Wait time for immediate care for minor health problem	Access to team-based primary care	Access to team-based primary care
Appropriateness	Child immunization Colon cancer screening Breast cancer screening Smoking cessation advice in primary health care Influenza immunization, 65+ Well-baby screening Blood pressure testing Screening for modifiable risk factors in adults with coronary artery disease Screening in adults with diabetes Screening for modifiable risk factors in adults with hypertension Treatment of dyslipidemia Treatment of acute myocardial infarction Treatment of anxiety	Disease tracking
Comprehensiveness	Primary health care support for self-management of chronic conditions
Coordination	Primary health care team effectiveness score	Intra-agency referrals Co-treatment Communication Team processes Patient care plan Intersectoral linkages/partnership	Referrals – within and outside of primary health care Co-treatment Care coordination
Effectiveness	Blood pressure for hypertension	Patient health status	Patient health status Patient goals
Efficiency	Unnecessary duplication of medical tests reported by provides
Governance	Maintaining medication ad problem list in primary health care
Health Status	Overweight and obesity rate
IT infrastructure	Uptake of information and communication technology in primary health care organizations
Workforce	Primary health care provider full-time equivalents	Staff experience Workload measurement	Staff experience Workload measurement

CIHI = the Canadian Institute of Health Information.