Alexander Singer, University of Calgary

Research

Administrative Databases Electronic Medical Records Health Care Utilization High System Use Medical Complexity Primary Care

Latest funding

Building evidence for adopting a new disease classification system in Canadian primary care settings: a mixed methods feasibility study
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$646,424
Characterizing high system use across the primary-tertiary care continuum: parallel analyses of select Canadian health datasets
CIHR · 2015 · Principal investigator
$76,631

All 2 grants and awards

Building evidence for adopting a new disease classification system in Canadian primary care settings: a mixed methods feasibility study

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Williamson, Tyler; Campbell, David J; Garies, Stephanie; McBrien, Kerry

Keywords: Administrative Data; Disease Classification System; Family Medicine; International Classification For Primary Care (Icpc); International Classification Of Diseases (Icd); Primary Care

$646,424

Characterizing high system use across the primary-tertiary care continuum: parallel analyses of select Canadian health datasets

Principal investigatorCIHR2015Operating Grant: SPOR PIHCI Network: Quick Strikes

Principal investigators: Williamson, Tyler; Affleck, Ewan; Aubrey-Bassler, Kris; Fabreau, Gabriel; McBrien, Kerry; Natarajan, Nandini; Ronksley, Paul E; Singer, Alexander G; Wong, Sabrina T

Keywords: Administrative Databases; Electronic Medical Records; Health Care Utilization; High System Use; Medical Complexity; Primary Care

$76,631

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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