MG wants to know why you're still talking about MRI's? I don't really care if you only have to wait a month, I only have to wait an hour.
http://www.waittimes.net/waittimes/en/wt_data_map.aspx?LHIN=8&Mod=0 Is the 30 days a target or actual? On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Larry Lyons<[email protected]> wrote: > > BTW that study was based on information over 3 years old. If you want up to > date, province by province information on a variety of medical procedures and > diagnostics try this link: > http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hcs-sss/qual/acces/wait-attente/index-eng.php > > Another up to date source is this site: > http://secure.cihi.ca/cihiweb/dispPage.jsp?cw_page=home_e > > Basically for MRI for 2008 for instance Ontario had a 50th percentile rate of > 30 days, and a 90th percentile rate of 95 days for elective non emergency > MRI's. For CT scans the rates are 9 days and 40 days. > > for those (like sam who seems to have a perceptual deficit when it comes to > accurately interpreting statistics) it means that half of those getting MRI's > in Ontario during the measurement period are getting an MRI in under a month, > and 9 out of ten people get it within 3 months. For CT scans half get one > within 5 days and 90% get one within 40 days. This does not include emergency > cases. You also have to remember that the data also includes those people who > live in remote locations, like Red Lake Ontario etc. Where the patient has to > travel upwards of 1000 miles to Thunder Bay or Toronto. This adds > significantly to the wait times. > > The majority of US states do not have this problem, so the data is somewhat > skewed in the US's favour. > > Anyhow the links I gave also provide the same information for most surgical, > diagnostic and treatment procedures on a province by province basis. They > also provide links to all the health related stats for each province, as > maintained by law by each provincial health ministry. So if you're going to > argue about what system is more effective, how about using the real data > instead of stuff that's been cherry picked to death to produce a > predetermined outcome. > > >>According to this Feb 2009 study wait time is still a major problem. >>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19377359 >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:303093 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
