Defining Practice Populations for Primary Care: Methods and Issues

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors wish to acknowledge the contributions of the many,individuals whose efforts and expertise made it possible to produce this report. We thank the following individuals: Leonard MacWilliam for programming,support regarding the Ambulatory Diagnostic Groups; Carolyn DeCoster, Deborah Nowicki, Evelyn Shapiro, and Fred Toll for providing feedback on a draft version of this report; and the members of the Primary Care Unit, especially Avis Gray, Bill MacKeen, Kathy Mestery, and David Patton for their input into this report. Special thanks go to Stephen Gray, Brian Hutchison, and Jennifer Gait for their detailed and thoughtful reviews. We also acknowledge,the help of Carole Ouelette in the preparation of this manuscript. We acknowledge,the Faculty of Medicine Research Ethics Board and the Access and Confidentiality Committee of Manitoba Health for their thoughtful review of this project. Strict policies and procedures to protect the privacy and security of data have been followed in producing this report. The results and conclusions are those of the authors and no official endorsement,by Manitoba Health was intended nor should be inferred. This report was prepared at the request of Manitoba Health as part of the contract between the University of Manitoba and Manitoba Health. ii THE MANITOBA CENTRE FOR HEATH POLICY AND EVALUATION The Manitoba Centre for Health Policy and Evaluation (MCHPE) is a unit within the Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba.