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INDICATOR NAME
Name
Opioid-related hospitalizations
Alternate Name
Hospitalizations for opioid poisonings
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
This indicator measures the rate of hospitalizations for opioid poisonings, per 100,000 people. It includes hospitalizations for opioid poisoning (all diagnosis type). A lower rate is better.
HQO Reporting tool/product
Public reporting
Dimension
Effective
Type
Outcome
 
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Rate per 100,000 people
Calculation Methods
This indicator is calculated as the numerator divided by the denominator times 100,000
Numerator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)

Number of hospitalizations for opioid poisonings

Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Total population
Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized
None
Data Source
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Population estimates, MOHLTC, Intellihealth Ontario, Population projections, MOHLTC, Intellihealth Ontario
Data provided to HQO by
Public Health Ontario (PHO)
Reported Levels of comparability /stratifications (defined)
Age, Region, Sex, Time
 
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Caveats and Limitations
• Data from hospitalizations only capture those who are hospitalized and may not reflect the total burden in the population • Data for Ontario residents who visit a hospital outside of the province are not included
 
TAGS
Sector
Other
Type
Outcome
Topic
Population Health
Dimension
Effective
Source
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Population estimates, MOHLTC, Intellihealth Ontario, Population projections, MOHLTC, Intellihealth Ontario
 
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
19/11/2018 08:30:00