Opioid-Hospitalizations - Health Quality Ontario (HQO)

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.

Indicator Status

Active

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 including inclusion/exclusion

Number of hospitalizations for opioid poisonings

Inclusions:

Includes hospitalizations for opioid poisoning (all diagnosis types)
Includes ICD-10-CA codes T40.0 (poisoning by opium), T40.1 (poisoning by heroin), T40.2 (poisoning by other opioids), T40.3 (poisoning by methadone), T40.4 (poisoning by other synthetic narcotics), T40.6 (poisoning by other and unspecified narcotics)

Exclusions:

Cases with a query/suspected diagnosis (diagnosis prefix = Q

Denominator including inclusion/exclusion

Total population

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