SLIDE 3 Methodological Differences
PIC (CIHI) PIO (OPHRDC) Address
Address is based on the postal code of the physician's preferred mailing address Address is determined by street address where the physician is spending most time practicing/seeing patients in Ontario
Active Definition
Includes physicians who do not work in a clinical practice (ex: academic physicians) Only include physicians who provide patient care in Ontario for the equivalent of at least 1 full day per week through the year
Semi‐Retired and Military Physicians
Not Included Included as long as they meet all other criteria
Residents and Fellows after Graduation or Completion
Not Included if they don’t have an independent practice; hence they are mobile and hard to track. Included as long as they have an independent practice license and meet inclusion criteria. All new graduates/fellows are surveyed by OPHRDC to determine where they are practicing.
No Publication option
Physicians can opt out of being included in the count Includes all active physicians (no option to opt out)
CPSO license exclusions
Categorized by physician type (specialist, intern, resident) Excludes physicians who have expired, suspended or revoked CPSO licenses; Excludes physicians with PG or Academic Visitor license class
Data Sources
SMDB, Scott‘s Medical Directories, P/T Health ministries, Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons of different P/T, CMA CPSO, OHIP, OMA, OPHRDC Postgraduate Registry, PHAL, OPHRDC Survey (phone)
