Quebec Integrated Chronic Disease Surveillance System
Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ)
Provincial surveillance system integrating five health-administrative databases covering Quebec's total population since 1996 and updated annually, including hospital records, vital statistics, physician claims and pharmaceutical data. Tracks prevalence and incidence of eight chronic conditions including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, osteoporosis, arthritis, mental disorders, Alzheimer's disease and related disorders using linked administrative data.
Category
Research database
Access
Credentialed
Region
Canada — Canada
Coverage
Quebec total population
Data types
chronic disease data, hospital records, vital statistics, physician claims, pharmacy data