{"id":988193,"date":"2024-04-01T18:34:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T18:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthinfocanada.ca\/?page_id=988193"},"modified":"2024-09-26T12:15:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T16:15:24","slug":"what-is-health-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/healthinfocanada.ca\/?page_id=988193","title":{"rendered":"What is health information?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"988193\" class=\"elementor elementor-988193\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c14aaca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c14aaca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9796dfa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9796dfa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c42c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12c42c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f0b64d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f0b64d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is health information?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a596b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a596b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The data that defines us<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a455524 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a455524\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Health information is the presentation of health data that provides an accurate and holistic health story for every Canadian.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f6573f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f6573f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where is health data collected? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6857d59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6857d59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Emergency wait times, specialist referrals, and immunization records are a few examples of where health data is collected along a person\u2019s health care journey.<\/p><p>Health data is obtained in various areas of the health care sector, such as acute care, primary care, or long term care. 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Their work informs policy decisions being made across the country and helps determine funding distribution throughout provinces and territories.&nbsp;<span style=\"letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-vamtam_primary_font-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-vamtam_primary_font-text-transform ); text-decoration: var(--vamtam-primary-font-decoration,none);\">Health information professionals ensure that Canadians\u2019 health information is accurate and relevant. 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