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Name	Description	Last update date	Tags
Seasonal influenza vaccination (Retired)	Percentage of people who report having a seasonal flu shot in the past year. Based on Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) or the Commonwealth Fund Survey. CCHS question "have you had a seasonal flu shot?". CF questionA: "When did you have your last flu shot?"	27/10/2016	Primary Care, Outcome, Prevention / Screening, Effective, In-house data collection	Add to compare
Satisfaction with time to appointment when sick	Percentages of people aged 16 and older who said that the length of time they waited to an appointment with their health care provider when sick was either “about right,” “somewhat long,” or “much too long.”	20/11/2018	Primary Care, Outcome, Patient Reported Measures, Timely, Health Care Experience Survey (HCES)	Add to compare
Same-day response to phone call to a Primary Care office	This indicator shows the percentage of people aged 16 or older who reported that when they called their primary care provider’s office with a medical concern during regular office hours during the previous 12 months, they always or often spoke to their provider or someone in their office on the same day, in Ontario. Getting a timely response from a primary care office can lead to better-organized care and greater patient satisfaction. A higher percentage is better.	21/10/2024	Primary Care, Process, Access, Wait Times, Timely, Health Care Experience Survey (HCES)	Add to compare
Same-day or next-day appointment with a Primary Care Provider	This indicator shows the percentage of people aged 16 or older who reported they saw their family doctor, or another primary care provider in their office, on the same or next day when they were sick and felt that they urgently needed care during the previous 12 months, in Ontario. People lacking timely access to their primary care provider may end up visiting a walk-in clinic or hospital emergency department instead, which can affect continuity of patient care and contribute to long waits in crowded emergency departments. A higher percentage is better. The results can be reported for 2-3 days; 4-7 days and 8 or more days.	21/10/2024	Primary Care, Process, Patient Reported Measures, Timely, Health Care Experience Survey (HCES)	Add to compare
Risk-adjusted 30-day all-cause readmission rate for patients with stroke (quality based procedure cohort) (Retired)	The measuring unit of this indicator is an admission for stroke, as defined for the QBP. The result is risk-adjusted all-cause readmission rate among patients admitted to Ontario acute care facilities.	05/03/2019	Acute Care/Hospital, Outcome, Readmission, Effective, Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)	Add to compare