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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
Hospital readmissions for mental health or addiction	This indicator measures the percentage of psychiatric (mental health or addiction) discharges that are followed within 30 days by another mental health or addiction hospital admission.	20/11/2018	Acute Care/Hospital, Outcome, Mental Health and Addiction, Readmission, Effective, Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS), Registered Persons Database (RPDB)	Add to compare
Use of physical or mechanical restraints in facilities providing acute mental health care	This indicator measures the percentage of patients in mental-health-designated beds in Ontario who had an indication of the use of a mechanical or physical restraint in their Ontario Mental Health Reporting System record.	20/11/2018	Acute Care/Hospital, Process, Mental Health and Addiction, Effective, Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS), Registered Persons Database (RPDB)	Add to compare
Average time patients spent (wait and treatment) in emergency department	This indicator measures the average time (hours) that patients can expect to spend in the emergency department (ED) waiting for and receiving treatment. 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 from the ED (non-admitted patients). A lower number is better. 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
Average time patients waited for first assessment in emergency department (ED)	This indicator measures average time elapsed from triage or registration (whichever is earlier) to initial assessment by a doctor, nurse-practitioner or dentist for all patients in the emergency department.	20/11/2018	Acute Care/Hospital, Process, Wait Times, Timely, National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)	Add to compare
Caesarean section deliveries	This indicator measures the proportion of deliveries among women who gave birth in Ontario hospitals by delivery type: Caesarean section Vaginal delivery	20/11/2018	Acute Care/Hospital, Process, Maternal and Child Health, Effective, Safe, BORN Information System (BIS)	Add to compare