Most stories shared on the Care Opinion Canada website are linked to one or more local health/care services which the story is about. In turn, each of these services has its own page on Care Opinion Canada.
Services are organized in a hierarchy, a bit like a family tree, so when we talk about all the services listed on Care Opinion Canada, we call it "the service tree".
For a story to be published on Care Opinion Canada it must be linked to one or more services on the service tree. This shows other site users where the story is about, and many staff on subscriptions are only alerted to stories linked to certain services
What is the service tree?
The service tree represents the entire healthcare system on Care Opinion Canada, and includes thousands of services. The services are organized in a hierarchy, so that each service has one parent and may have multiple children.
For example, in Alberta:
- The Obesity Program at Westview PCN
- has the parent: Westview PCN
- which has the parent: Alberta Health
You can navigate up and down the service tree, from child to parent or from parent to child, on the service pages for these services.
What are the services in the service tree?
The services in the tree represent a wide range of different things that make up the health/care system: health boards, primary care networks, hospitals, clinics, community services and so on.
Every service in the tree has at least:
- a name
- a parent
- a type (hospital, clinic, etc)
- a code which uniquely identifies the service
Most services will also have
- a location
- one or more treatment functions (sometimes called type of care)
If you are a subscriber or website user and notice an update to the service tree is needed, please reach out to our Client Liaison at subscribing@careopinion.ca.