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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
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
Education and self-management for wounds (Retired)	This indicator measures the percentage of people with diabetes and their families or caregivers who are offered education about how to prevent foot complications, how to monitor for the signs and symptoms of foot complications, and who to contact in the event of a concerning change	04/03/2019	Home Care, Process, Other, Effective, Local data collection	Add to compare
Placement in long-term care homes for people with low to moderate care needs (retired)	This indicator reports the percentage of people placed in long-term care (LTC) homes with a Method for Assigning Priority Levels (MAPLe) score that is less than high or very high.	15/02/2019	Home Care, Process, Integration, Efficient, Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) Client Management System, Legacy Client Profile Database (CPRO Legacy), Resident Assessment Instrument-HomeCare (RAI-HC) via (LSAS)	Add to compare
Wait Times for Home Care Services	This is the median number of days that new clients of publicly funded home care, who are 19 years or older, waited for home care. It is measured from a request for services to their first home visit for those who applied in the community, or from hospital discharge to their first home visit for those who applied in the hospital. A lower number of days is better. Median is the midpoint of days waited; half the clients waited shorter times, half waited longer times. Services include nursing (administering medication and changing dressings), and personal support for complex needs (such as assistance with bathing and eating).	10/01/2019	Home Care, Outcome, Wait Times, Timely, Client Health and Related Information System (CHRIS), Home Care Database (HCD)	Add to compare
Adult premature mortality by material deprivation	This indicator measures the premature mortality rates of people aged 18 to 74 (deaths per 1,000 people), in Ontario, by material deprivation quintile. Premature mortality is defined as deaths before 75 years of age. The material deprivation quintiles are derived from the Ontario Marginalization Index (ON-MARG) and describe the likelihood that an individual is unable to afford or attain essential goods and services. A lower rate is better.	20/11/2018	Other, Outcome, Population Health, Effective, Ontario Marginalization Index (ON-Marg), Registered Persons Database (RPDB), Vital Statistics, Birth and Death Databases	Add to compare