Dataset Name:  Respite and Medical Benefits Monthly Caseload fo Children and Youth with Special Needs - April 2002 to February 2012.
(amch_cases_regional_by_program.*)

Dataset Description:  This data set contains the number of Medical Benefits (AM) and Respite Services (CH) case files per month by Ministry of Children & Family Development Region from April 2002 to present.  


Data Definitions:
	
 CYM: This field indicates the year and month (format: yyyymm) for which the number of repite and/or medical care files are measured.  These data are produced from a system snapshot on the last day of each month. 
	
 Region_number: A single-digit code assigned to each Region. 
	
 Region:  A designated geographic area within the province, which manages the delivery of Ministry programs, contract management, quality assurance, finance and personnel. 
	
 Respite_files_only:  The number of files that are for respite care only. Respite Care provides short term, temporary relief for Care Givers.
	
 Medical_files_only:  The number of files that are for medical care only.  Medical Benefits provides a range of basic essential medical items and services.

 Both_respite_and_medical_files:  The number of files that are both respite and medical care.  This number represents cases that have both respite_files and medical_files.

 Total:  Total number of files is derived by adding respite_files_only and medical_files_only and both_respite_and_medical_files together giving the total for the Region.


Data Source:  IMS and MIS/SWS.
Data Last Produced: March 26, 2012.
Assumptions: Data produced from a system snapshot on the last day of each month.