From 2005-06 to 2009-10 fiscal years, this dataset records the number of services, patient counts, and total expenditures for Fee-for-Service medical services in British Columbia. It is disaggregated by patient gender and Health Service Delivery Area. The data was published by the Government of British Columbia.
Use Cases
- Analyze gender disparities in healthcare service utilization based on patient counts by gender
- Compare regional healthcare expenditures across Health Service Delivery Areas
- Track changes in Fee-for-Service medical spending over the five fiscal years
Strengths
- Data covers five consecutive fiscal years from 2005-06 to 2009-10
- Includes three key metrics: number of services, patient counts, and total expenditures
- Disaggregated by two dimensions: patient gender and Health Service Delivery Area
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 2005-2010 period
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Collection Method
- Fee-for-Service (MSP) billing data
- Time Range
- 2005-06 to 2009-10 fiscal years
- Geography
- British Columbia, Canada