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INDICATOR NAME
Name
Emergency department visits for conditions best managed elsewhere (Retired)
Alternate Name
Emergency department visits for conditions best managed elsewhere
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
Percentage of patients or clients who visited the emergency department (ED) for conditions “best managed elsewhere"
HQO Reporting tool/product
Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs)
Dimension
Efficient
Type
Outcome
 
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Percentage
Calculation Methods
Numerator/ Denominator * 100
Numerator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Total number of rostered patients with an ED visit for a condition Best Managed Elsewhere in a given time period x 100
Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Total number of rostered patients between 1 and 74 years old in a given time period
Data Source
Client Agency Program Data (CAPE), Corporate Provider Database (CPDB), Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)
Data provided to HQO by
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)
 
TAGS
Sector
Primary Care
Type
Outcome
Topic
Access
Dimension
Efficient
Source
Client Agency Program Data (CAPE), Corporate Provider Database (CPDB), Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)
 
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
27/10/2016 12:19:00