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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	This indicator measures the percentage of people in Ontario aged 16 and older who reported who were always or often able to reach their primary care provider (a family doctor, a general practitioner or GP, or nurse practitioner), or someone in their primary care provider’s office, or get a call back the same day when they call to their primary care provider’s office with a medical question or concern during the regular hours . A higher percentage is better.	20/12/2019	Primary Care, Process, Access, Wait Times, Timely, Health Care Experience Survey (HCES)	Add to compare
Total number of patients who had a diagnostic imaging scan completed	This indicator measures the total number of patients who received a diagnostic imaging scan in Ontario. The number represents the total number of patients who was referred for a diagnostic imaging scan and had the scan completed. Patients are assigned a priority level for their scan by the referring physician based on clinical evidence. The number is reported based on the institution where the scan took place.	21/10/2019	Acute Care/Hospital, Process, Wait Times, Timely, Wait Time Information System (WTIS)	Add to compare
Average time patients waited for diagnostic imaging scans	This time represents the average wait time, in days, from when the diagnostic imaging scan was ordered to having the scan completed. The average time represents the typical time patients can expect to wait for the scan to be completed. The average wait time is reported by the priority level with the most patients. Patients are assigned a priority level for their scan by the physician based on clinical evidence. In this case, the lower the number of days, the better.	21/10/2019	Acute Care/Hospital, Process, Wait Times, Timely, Wait Time Information System (WTIS)	Add to compare
Percentage of patients whose diagnostic imaging scan was completed within the provincial target wait time	This indicator measures the percentage of patients whose diagnostic imaging scan was completed within the access target. In this case, the higher the percentage completed the better. Patients are assigned a priority level for their diagnostic imaging scan by the physician based on clinical evidence. The indicator is reported based on the institution where the scan took place.	21/10/2019	Acute Care/Hospital, Process, Wait Times, Timely, Wait Time Information System (WTIS)	Add to compare
Antibiotics Prolonged Treatment: Percentage of antibiotic treatments that were longer than seven days	This indicator measures the percentage of antibiotic treatments prescribed that were longer than seven days.	24/09/2019	Long Term Care, Process, Drugs/Drug Administration, Effective, Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB), Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) Claims History Database	Add to compare