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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 whose surgery was completed within the provincial target wait time	This indicator measures the percentage of patients whose surgery was completed within the access target for the surgical service area/surgery being reported. This wait time represents the time, in days, from when the patient and surgeon decides to proceed with surgery to having the surgery completed. In this case, the higher the percentage completed the better. The surgical service area/surgery reported in Measuring Up includes general surgeries, cancer surgeries, hip and knee replacement surgeries. Patients are assigned a priority level for their surgery by the physician based on clinical evidence.	20/11/2018	Acute Care/Hospital, Process, Wait Times, Timely, Wait Time Information System (WTIS)	Add to compare
Proportion of emergency department (ED) visits by high acuity patients	This indicator measures the proportion of emergency department visits by patients who are high acuity.	20/11/2018	Acute Care/Hospital, Process, Wait Times, Timely, National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)	Add to compare
Rate of obstetric trauma per 100 instrument-assisted vaginal deliveries	This indicator measures the rate of obstetric trauma (lacerations that are third degree or greater in severity) for instrument-assisted vaginal deliveries in a reporting period.	20/11/2018	Acute Care/Hospital, Outcome, Patient Safety and Never Events, Effective, Safe, Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)	Add to compare
Accessing after-hours primary care	Percentage of people in Ontario aged 16 and older who reported that last time when they needed medical care, getting access to care without going to the emergency department, in the evening, on a weekend, or on a public holiday was very or somewhat difficult. A lower percentage is better.	20/11/2018	Primary Care, Outcome, Access, Patient Reported Measures, Timely, Health Care Experience Survey (HCES)	Add to compare