Table 2
Effect of the level of aggregation on the direct output measure of the hospital sector, Canada, 2002 to 2010 

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Effect of the level of aggregation on the direct output measure of the hospital sector, Canada, 2002 to 2010 
Table summary
The table displays the results on the effect of level of aggregation on the direct output measure of the hospital sector over the period 2002 to 2010. The column headers provide information on annual growth in the estimates of volume index obtained from a detailed level and a broad level of disaggregation, and the difference between the two estimates. The row headers provide information on the volume index, the number of cases and the composition, displayed separately for types of patients (all, inpatients and outpatients).
  Annual average growth
Detailed level Broad level Difference
  percent
All  
Volume index of output 1.7 1.2 -0.6
Number of cases 2.8 2.8 0.0
Composition -1.1 -1.6 -0.6
Inpatient  
Volume index of output 0.6 0.0 -0.6
Number of cases 0.3 0.3 0.0
Composition 0.4 -0.2 -0.6
Outpatient  
Volume index of output 8.6 8.2 -0.4
Number of cases 6.9 6.9 0.0
Composition 1.6 1.2 -0.4
Note(s):
The detailed level of aggregation consists of about 600 case types for inpatients, and 100 to 300 case types for outpatients. The broad level of aggregation consists of about 20 categories for both inpatients and outpatients. Authors' estimates.
Source(s):
Canadian Institute for Health Information, Canadian MIS Database, Discharge Abstract Database, and National Ambulatory Care Reporting System.
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