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INDICATOR NAME
Name
Opioid-related emergency department visits
Alternate Name
Emergency department visits for opioid poisonings
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
This indicator measures the rate of emergency department (ED) visits for opioid poisonings, per 100,000 people. It includes unscheduled ED visits for opioid poisoning. A lower rate is better.
HQO Reporting tool/product
Public reporting
Dimension
Effective
Type
Outcome
 
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Rate per 100,000 people
Calculation Methods
This indicator is calculated as the numerator divided by the denominator times 100,000
Numerator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Number of emergency department (ED) visits for opioid poisonings
Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Total population
Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized
None
Data Source
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), Population estimates, MOHLTC, Intellihealth Ontario, Population projections, MOHLTC, Intellihealth Ontario
Data provided to HQO by
Public Health Ontario (PHO)
Reported Levels of comparability /stratifications (defined)
Age, Region, Sex, Time
 
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Comments Summary
Limitations: (1) Data from ED visits only capture those who visit the ED and may not reflect the total burden in the population (2) Data for Ontario residents who visit an ED outside of the province are not included
 
TAGS
Sector
Other
Type
Outcome
Topic
Population Health
Dimension
Effective
Source
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), Population estimates, MOHLTC, Intellihealth Ontario, Population projections, MOHLTC, Intellihealth Ontario
 
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
19/11/2018 07:47:00