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The Ontario Health Indicator Library provides a fully searchable library of indicator profiles reported by OH and other entities. The library will feature indicator characteristics, including: the indicator definition, the rationale as to why (or why not) an indicator is reported, technical specifications, alignment information, information about data sources, and links to those sources. In addition to a keyword search, you can perform side-by-side comparisons of up to three indicators, based on different filters, such as sector, dimension, type, topic, and data source. You can also export the indicator definitions to a format of your choice.

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Name	Description	Last update date	Tags
Same-day response to phone call to a Primary Care office	This indicator shows the percentage of people aged 16 or older who reported that when they called their primary care provider’s office with a medical concern during regular office hours during the previous 12 months, they always or often spoke to their provider or someone in their office on the same day, in Ontario. Getting a timely response from a primary care office can lead to better-organized care and greater patient satisfaction. A higher percentage is better.	21/10/2024	Primary Care, Process, Access, Wait Times, Timely, Health Care Experience Survey (HCES)	Add to compare
Patients Readmitted to Hospital	Rate of unplanned hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge after hospitalization for any of the following conditions: pneumonia, diabetes, stroke, gastrointestinal disease, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart attack and other cardiac conditions (selected HBAM Inpatient Grouper (HIG) conditions). Readmission of patients depends on care received in the hospital, as well as what happens after the patient is discharged.	20/06/2024	Primary Care, Outcome, Integration, Readmission, Effective, Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)	Add to compare
In-person patient follow-up with a family doctor after leaving hospital	This indicator measures the rate of in-person follow-up visits to a family doctor within 7 days of discharge, after hospitalization for pneumonia, diabetes, stroke, gastrointestinal disease, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart attack, or other cardiac conditions. It does not include virtual visits. Timely follow-up can help smooth a patient’s transition from hospital to home or community. A higher rate is better.	20/06/2024	Primary Care, Process, Access, Integration, Effective, Timely, Client Agency Program Data (CAPE), Corporate Provider Database (CPDB), Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) Claims History Database	Add to compare
Complications Among People Living with Diabetes	This indicator measures the rate of serious chronic complications (death; hospitalization for coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, or peripheral vascular disease; dialysis for end-stage kidney disease) and death in the last year among people with diabetes aged 20 and older. A lower rate is better.	18/06/2024	Primary Care, Outcome, Chronic Disease, Effective, Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Ontario Diabetes Database (ODD), Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) Claims History Database, Postal Code Conversion File Plus (PCCF+), Registered Persons Database (RPDB)	Add to compare
Emergency Department Visits by Home Care Patients in the Last 30 Days of Life	This indicator shows the percentage of patients receiving publicly funded home care who had an unplanned visit to the emergency department in the last 30 days of life. Such visits can be an extremely difficult experience for patients and could indicate they did not receive the care they needed in the community. A lower percentage is better.	16/04/2024	Home Care, Outcome, End-of-life / Palliative, Effective, Home Care Database (HCD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), Registered Persons Database (RPDB)	Add to compare