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The Health Quality Ontario Indicator Library provides a fully searchable library of indicator profiles reported by HQO and other entities. The library will feature indicator characteristics, including: the indicator definition, the rationale as to why (or why not) an indicator is reported, technical specifications, alignment information, information about data sources, and links to those sources. In addition to a keyword search, you can perform side-by-side comparisons of up to three indicators, based on different filters, such as sector, dimension, type, topic, and data source. You can also export the indicator definitions to a format of your choice.

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Name	Description	Last update date	Tags
30-day all cause hospital readmission rate for medical and surgical patients	This indicator measures the rate, per 100 patient discharges, of unplanned returns to a hospital within 30 days of discharge. It includes medical patients who were hospitalized for non-surgical treatment, and patients who had surgery while in hospital. A lower rate is better.	04/10/2017	Acute Care/Hospital, Primary Care, Outcome, Readmission, Effective, Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)	Add to compare
30-day readmission rate after leaving hospital for selected conditions	Rate of un-planned hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge after hospitalization for any of the following conditions: pneumonia, diabetes, stroke, gastrointestinal disease, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart attack and other cardiac conditions (selected HBAM Inpatient Grouper (HIG) conditions).	16/03/2022	Primary Care, Outcome, Integration, Readmission, Effective, Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)	Add to compare
5-day wait time for home care: Nursing Visits - by Patient Available Date (Retired)	This indicator measures the percentage of home care patients who received their first nursing visit within 5 days of the patient available date (PAD).	04/03/2019	Home Care, Process, Wait Times, Timely, Client Health and Related Information System (CHRIS), Home Care Database (HCD)	Add to compare
5-day wait time for home care: personal support for complex patients - by Patient Available Date (Retired)	This indicator measures the percentage of complex home care patients who received their first personal support service visit within five days of the patient available date (PAD).	04/03/2019	Home Care, Process, Wait Times, Timely, Client Health and Related Information System (CHRIS), Home Care Database (HCD)	Add to compare
7-day follow-up with a physician after hospitalization for MHA	Proportion of MHA-related hospital discharges where the patient was seen by a primary care provider, psychiatrist and/or pediatrician within 7 days	10/03/2022	Ontario Health Team, Outcome, Mental Health and Addiction, Patient-centred, Timely, Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) Claims History Database, Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS), Registered Persons Database (RPDB)	Add to compare