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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
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
Life expectancy	This indicator measures the number of years a person would be expected to live, starting at birth (for life expectancy at birth if the age- and sex-specific mortality rates for a given observation period (such as a calendar year) were held constant over his/her life span. A higher result is better.	19/11/2018	Other, Outcome, Population Health, Effective, Vital Statistics, Birth and Death Databases	Add to compare
Location of death	This indicator measures the proportion of deaths in: Hospital (inpatient, ED, CCC, rehab, inpatient mental health) Long-term care Community (home, residential hospices, retirement homes and assisted living homes)	20/11/2018	Acute Care/Hospital, Long Term Care, Primary Care, Outcome, End-of-life / Palliative, Effective, Patient-centred, Continuing Care Reporting System (CCRS), Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), National Rehabilitation Reporting System (NRS), Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS), Postal Code Conversion File Plus (PCCF+), Registered Persons Database (RPDB)	Add to compare
Median emergency department length of stay by acuity level (Retired)	This indicator measures the maximum amount of time (in hours) in which 5 of 10 patients have completed their emergency department visits to go home or be admitted to hospital as an inpatient (by acuity level) . High acuity patients are all admitted patients plus non_admitted patients with CTAS Level in ('1','2','3') Low acuity patients are all non_admitted patients with CTAS Level in ('4','5') A lower number of hours is better.	17/04/2018	Acute Care/Hospital, Process, Access, Wait Times, Timely, National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)	Add to compare
Median number of days to long-term care home placement	This indicator measures the median number of days residents waited to be placed in a long-term care home from the date of long-term care home application or consent to the date of placement, whichever is longer. Fewer number of days is better.	22/08/2019	Long Term Care, Process, Aging, Integration, Wait Times, Efficient, Patient-centred, Timely, Modernized Client Profile Database (CPRO Modernized)	Add to compare