Healthcare Information Websites: ranking in Canada as of February 26, 2012  From time to time we report global and national rankings* (measure of usage) of healthcare websites focused on the interests of healthcare’s researchers, academics, policy makers and care providers. Alexa.com is the only available tool to create these rankings. You can read more about this service here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexa_Internet  Below, rankings are shown in order of popularity in Canada. Global statistics are also provided. (Comparitive statistics reflecting October 2011 are shown in brackets.)  All websites focus on providing data, information, news, practices and policies for professionals serving the health and healthcare sectors.

  1. www.longwoods.com | Longwoods Publishing
    Rank for Canada
    10,966 (16,587) | worldwide rank: 388,303 (488,762)
  2. www.cihi.ca | Institute for Health Information
    Rank for Canada
    11,987 (22,950) | worldwide rank: 513,230 (704,186)
  3. www.cmaj.ca | Canadian Medical Association Journal
    Rank for Canada
    16,037 (26,698) | worldwide rank: 182,597 (309,926)
  4. www.canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca | Rogers Publishing
    Rank for Canada
    20,216 (41,321) | worldwide rank: 910,675 (1,032,564)
  5. www.cna-aiic.ca | Canadian Nurses Association
    Rank for Canada 28,648 | worldwide rank: 624,652
  6. www.cma.ca | Canadian Medical Association
    Rank for Canada 33,018 | worldwide rank: 707,701
  7. www.oha.com | Ontario Hospital Association
    Rank for Canada
    55,882 (50,958) | worldwide rank: 1,614,490 (1,541,071
  8. www.openmedicine.ca | Peer reviewed medical journal
    Rank for Canada n/a (92,362) | worldwide rank:
    1,223,687 (803,964)
  9. www.canhealth.com | Canadian Healthcare Technology News
    Rank for Canada
    101,851 | worldwide rank: 2,078,471 (1,952,533)
  10. http://www.rnao.org | Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
    Rank for Canada
    102,519 | worldwide rank: 1,124,911
  11. www.chsrf.ca | Canadian Health Services Research Foundation
    Rank for Canada not available | worldwide rank:
    2,810,778 (2,280,598)
  12. www.coachorg.com | Health Informatics Association
    Rank for Canada not available | worldwide rank:
    4,051,860 (2,610,087)
  13. www.healthcaremanagementforum.org | CCHL -- formerly CCHSE -- journal
    Rank for Canada not available | worldwide rank:
    7,350,978 (12,473,490)
  14. http://www.canadian-nurse.com | Canadian Nurses Association Journal
    Rank for Canada not available | worldwide rank:
    20,045,799

Notes:
Rank in brackets ( ) represents standings as of October 2011
All other rankings represent standings as of February 24, 2012

*A lower rank is better. Google.com is ranked #1

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