Health performance indicators : Report to New Brunswickers on comparable health and health system indicators

This report fulfills the Province of New Brunswick's commitment to report regularly to the people of New Brunswick on the state of our health and the performance of our health care system. [...] Management’s Responsibility The New Brunswick Department of Health and Wellness is responsible for the presentation of the information contained in the HEALTH Performance Indicators report. [...] This responsibility includes the analysis, presentation and interpretation of the data within the parameters defined by the federal/provincial/territorial Performance Reporting Technical Working Group (PRTWG) and approved by the Conference of Deputy Ministers of Health and / or the Co-Chairs of the Advisory Committee on Governance and Accountability. [...] New Brunswick 5 INTRODUCTION The 2004 edition of the HEALTH Performance Indicators report is the second in a planned series of reports designed to provide the people of New Brunswick with objective, reliable and consistent information about our health status and the performance of our health care system. [...] The HEALTH Performance Indicators reports are one of several means by which the Department of Health and Wellness (DHW) keeps New Brunswickers informed about the health status of our population and the effectiveness of our health care system.