Knee Replacement
Knee Replacements are provided in four district health authorities.
| District Health Authorities | 60 Days | 180 Days | 270 Days | 360 Days | 540 Days |
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| Annapolis Valley | 6% | 21% | 26% | 47% | 74% |
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Pictou County & Cape Breton |
13% | 38% | 50% | 70% | 89% |
| Capital Health | 10% | 41% | 62% | 75% | 91% |
| Nova Scotia | 10% | 36% | 50% | 68% | 87% |
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Unit: Percentage of Patients who Received Surgery by Time Period Data Source: Medical Services Insurance (MSI) physician billing system Data Period: April 1 - June 30, 2009 Next Update: End of December 2009 |
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How do we measure wait times for Knee Replacements?
Wait times for Knee Replacements are measured by counting the number of calendar days from the date the specialist and patient decided the service was medically necessary to the date the service was performed.