Environmental Scan - Government of Nova Scotia

Physician Resource PlanningAn Environmental ScanFigure 97 Number of services provided in NS to out-of-province patients, 2009/10 (Source: MSI & S-Bill)The following figure provided by IWK Department of Paediatrics identifies 21% of all patients seen in 2010/11(inpatient, outpatient, and travelling clinics) as out-of-province. The range between 2006/07 and 2010/11 isfrom 23% to 21% out-of-province.Figure 98 Home Residence of all patients seen by IWK Department of Paediatrics, 2010/11NS MSI and shadow-bill data demonstrate 16% of services delivered at IWK in the Department of Medicine arefor OOP residents. The Department of Paediatrics at IWK reports 23% of patients as OOP residents. This impliesthat 7% (23% less 16%) of patients were seen in NB and PEI in travel clinics.Based on detailed MSI and shadow-bill data and the following supplementary data provided by IWKDepartment of Medicine, it can be stated that from 19% to 23% of services provided and patients seen by IWK110 | Page Social Sector Metrics Inc. & Health Intelligence Inc. | 12/31/2011