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Name	Description	Last update date	Tags
Readmission within 30 days for mental health and addiction (QIP) (Retired)	This indicator measures the rate of mental health or addiction episodes of care that are followed within 30 days by another mental health and addiction admission.	08/01/2020	Acute Care/Hospital, Outcome, Mental Health and Addiction, Effective, Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS), Registered Persons Database (RPDB)	Add to compare
Documented assessment of palliative care needs among patients with progressive, life-limiting illness who were identified to benefit from palliative care (Primary Care)	This indicator measures the proportion of patients with a progressive, lifelimiting illness who were identified to benefit from palliative care who subsequently have their palliative care needs assessed using a comprehensive and holistic assessment.	20/12/2019	Primary Care, Outcome, End-of-life / Palliative, Effective, Local data collection	Add to compare
Percentage of non-palliative care patients newly dispensed an opioid - CHC/FHT	Percentage of non-palliative patients newly dispensed an opioid prescribed by any provider in the health care system within a 6-month reporting period.	20/12/2019	Primary Care, Process, Drugs/Drug Administration, Safe, Client Agency Program Data (CAPE), Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Narcotics Monitoring System (NMS), Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) Claims History Database, Registered Persons Database (RPDB)	Add to compare
Percentage of non-palliative care patients newly prescribed an opioid - NPLC/AHAC	This indicator measures the percentage of non-palliative patients newly prescribed an opioid by a provider in your organization within a 6- month reporting period.	20/12/2019	Primary Care, Process, Drugs/Drug Administration, Safe, Local data collection	Add to compare
Alternate Level of Care (ALC) rate	This indicator measures the total number of alternate level of care (ALC) days contributed by ALC patients within the specific reporting month/quarter using near-real time acute and post-acute ALC information and monthly bed census data. Alternate level of care (ALC) refers to those cases where a physician (or designated other) has indicated that a patient occupying an acute care hospital bed has finished the acute care phase of their treatment. A lower rate is better.	20/12/2019	Acute Care/Hospital, Process, Access, Integration, Efficient, Bed Census Summary (BCS), Wait Time Information System (WTIS)	Add to compare