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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
Benzodiazepines for at Least 90 Days: Percentage of residents aged 66 and older who were prescribed a benzodiazepine for at least 90 continuous days	This indicator measures the percentage of residents who had a benzodiazepine dispensed for at least 90 continuous days measured from the last date of contact in the reporting period.	13/04/2017	Long Term Care, Outcome, Other, Patient-centred, Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB), Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) Claims History Database, Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS), Physician Database (IPDB), Registered Persons Database (RPDB)	Add to compare
Average time patients waited from decision to treat to completed surgery	This time represents the average wait time, in days, from when the patient and surgeon decides to proceed with surgery to having the surgery completed. The average time Wait 2 represents the typical time patients can expect to wait for the surgery 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 surgery by the physician based on clinical evidence. In this case, the lower the number of days, the better.	09/08/2017	Acute Care/Hospital, Process, Wait Times, Timely, Wait Time Information System (WTIS)	Add to compare
Average time patients waited for the first appointment with surgeon after the referral is received by the surgeon’s office or CIAC	Average Time (Days) Wait 1: This time represents the average wait time, in days, from when the surgeon or central intake centre receives the referral to the patient having the first appointment with the surgeon. The average time Wait 1 represents the typical time patients could expect to wait for the first appointment with the surgeon. The average wait time is reported by the priority level with the most patients. Patients are assigned a priority level for their appointment by the physician based on clinical evidence. In this case, the lower the number of days, the better.	09/08/2017	Acute Care/Hospital, Process, Access, Wait Times, Timely, Wait Time Information System (WTIS)	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
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