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INDICATOR NAME
Name
Specialist visits-respirologist
Alternate Name
Specialist visits-respirologist
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
The number of visits to the respirologist in the previous year by patients rostered or virtually rostered to the physician
Indicator Status
Active
HQO Reporting tool/product
Personalized/Custom Reports (includes Practice Reports)
Dimension
Efficient
Type
Process
 
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Number of visits
Calculation Methods
Numerator/ Denominator
Numerator including inclusion/exclusion
The number of visits to the respirologist in the previous year by patients rostered or virtually rostered to the physician
Denominator including inclusion/exclusion
1
Data Source
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) Claims History Database, Physician Database (IPDB)
Data provided to HQO by
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
 
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Comments Detailed
Among patients >1 year of age, the number of visits to a respirologist in the previous year where the main specialty is respirology in the IPDB Restrict to one visit per patient per physician per day Only physician visits that occurred in the office, home, or LTC
 
TAGS
Sector
Primary Care
Type
Process
Topic
Access
Dimension
Efficient
Source
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) Claims History Database, Physician Database (IPDB)
 
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
12/04/2016 10:42:00