Indicator library

This list provides definitions and methodologies for more than 100 CIHI indicators, ranging from acute care, continuing care and rehabilitation to finance, spending and health human resources.
 
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Pediatric Patients Readmitted to Hospital

This indicator measures the risk-adjusted rate of urgent readmission for patients age 17 and younger.

Perceived Health

This indicator measures the percentage of the population age 12 and older who report their health to be excellent or very good. Self-rated health is measured on a scale from excellent to poor.

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Rate

This indicator measures the age-standardized rate of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) performed on patients in acute care hospitals, same-day surgery facilities or catheterization laboratories.

Physical Activity (Age 18 and Older)

The percentage of the population age 18 and older who reported being physically active. Being physically active for adults is defined as participating in at least 150 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week, in bouts…

Prescribed Drug Spending per Capita

This indicator measures how much is spent on prescribed drugs per person.

Proportion of Physicians in Rural Areas

This indicator measures the proportion of active physicians in rural areas.

Radiation Treatment Wait Times

This indicator provides the percentage of patients in a province who received their first radiation therapy within the benchmark (28 days) from the date they were ready to be treated.

Repeat Hospital Stays for Mental Health and Substance Use

This indicator measures the risk-adjusted percentage of individuals who had 3 or more episodes of care for mental health and substance use (MHSU) disorders among all those who had at least one episode of care for MHSU disorders in general or psychiatric…

Residents Improved in Cognitive Ability

This indicator looks at how many long-term care residents improved in their cognitive ability.
 

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