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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
Percentage of patients who had their first appointment with surgeon within a target time following a referral	This time represents the percentage of patients whose appointment was completed within the access target for the surgical service area being reported. In this case, the higher the percentage completed, the better. Priority levels and access targets are the recommended maximum wait times for wait time to see a surgeon and wait time to surgery. Priority levels and access targets were created by a Provincial Clinical Expert Panel (Physicians, Clinicians and Healthcare Administrators) based on clinical evidence and are designed to help guide decision making; and, prioritize, manage and improve patient access to services. The percentage of patients who had their appointment with the surgeon within the provincial target time represents the ability of the health system to provide patients with the care they need in a timely way.	20/11/2018	Acute Care/Hospital, Process, Wait Times, Timely, Wait Time Information System (WTIS)	Add to compare
Percentage of patients who completed their emergency department visit within Ontario's target time	This indicator measures the percentage of patients whose emergency department (ED) visit was completed within Ontario's target time. A higher percentage is better. The ED length of stay (LOS) is calculated as the average time interval between the earlier of triage date/time or registration date/time and the date/time when a patient is admitted to the hospital or discharged, transferred, or leaves the ED (non-admitted patients). Provincial targets have been set for the maximum amount of time patients should spend in the ED, waiting and being treated, before being discharged or admitted to the hospital, based on clinical evidence.	20/11/2018	Acute Care/Hospital, Process, Wait Times, Timely, National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)	Add to compare
Patient Experience Inpatient Care	Percentage of respondents who responded "yes, definitely" to the following survey question: "Would you recommend this hospital to family and friends?" A higher percentage is better	20/11/2018	Acute Care/Hospital, Outcome, Patient Reported Measures, Patient-centred, Canadian Patient Experiences Survey-Inpatient Care (CPES-IC)	Add to compare
Patient Experience: Emergency Department	Percentage of survey respondents who responded “yes, definitely” to the following survey question: "Would you recommend this emergency department to family and friends?" A higher percentage is better.	20/11/2018	Acute Care/Hospital, Outcome, Patient Reported Measures, Patient-centred, Emergency Department Patient Experiences of Care (EDPEC)	Add to compare
Hospital-acquired C.difficile infection (CDI)	The indicator measures the incidence rate of hospital acquired Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) per 1,000 inpatient days.	20/11/2018	Acute Care/Hospital, Outcome, Patient Safety and Never Events, Safe, Self-Reporting Initiative (SRI)	Add to compare