PaRIS Study Results

OECD Patient Reported Indicator Survey (PaRIS)

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) provides international standards on health system reporting. In 2017, at the OECD Health Ministerial Meeting, countries requested the OECD develop new ways to measure health system performance. Ministers specifically requested the OECD develop new health statistics to measure and compare patient-reported experiences and outcomes in health care. PaRIS is the OECD Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys initiative where countries work together to develop, standardize, and implement a new generation of indicators that measure the outcomes and experiences of health care that matter most to people. The new generation of patient-reported outcome and experience measures (PROMs and PREMs) were developed to reflect patient and public concerns about responsive health care. PROMs capture health status, symptoms, functioning, and quality of life. PREMs focus on patients’ experiences while receiving care, reflecting organizational care processes.

Objective

Adoption and reporting of validated, standardized, internationally comparable patient reported indicators in primary care.

Significance

The PaRIS study provides Canada with rich data to compare nationally equivalent health outcomes and experiences of patients with chronic conditions treated in primary care. These data are useful to identify areas of excellence and improvement. This study is consistent with the Canadian federal government’s action plan for Working Together to Improve Health Care for Canadians and CIHI’s work on health system performance. At the Canadian level, this study will provide a comparable indicator base across provinces to inform the delivery of primary care services and the health of Canadians. This will enable provincial jurisdictions to report to Canadians based on comparable indicators of how primary care is delivered across Canada, how it performs, and how it compares internationally.

Results

What do patients want from primary care?

In February 2025, the OECD unveiled the results of the PaRIS survey. This study aimed to gather patient data on how they view their health and experience of care. It’s evident that primary care must adapt to patients’ needs. Patients’ information will help us better organize services to meet their needs and expectations. We thank CPCRN Community of Practice and Health Canada for the financial support that made Canada’s participation possible. Read the report here.

Request access to the OECD data (PaRIS Public Use Files): https://www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/paris-public-use-files.html

Nominated PI

Sabrina Wong, Marie-Eve Poitras

Website

https://www.oecd.org/health/paris/

Provinces Involved

BC, AB, SK, MB, ON, QC, NB, NS, PEI, NL