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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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Proportion of Physicians in Rural Areas

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Date updated: October 2023
Data availability: 1974 to 2022 (calendar years)

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

Radiation Treatment Wait Times

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Date updated: November 2023
Data availability: 2008 to 2022 (fiscal years)

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.

Ratio of Health Care Professionals Employed in Direct Care to Supply, by Type of Professional

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Date updated: August 2021
Data availability: 2011 to 2020

This indicator gives the ratio of health care providers employed in the profession and working in direct care divided by the number of registered health care providers, by type of provider.

Repeat Hospital Stays for Mental Health and Substance Use

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Date updated: November 2023
Data availability: 2013 to 2022 (fiscal years)

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 Ability to Communicate

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Data availability: (fiscal years)

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

Residents Improved in Ability to Locomote

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Data availability: (fiscal years)

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

Residents Improved in Cognitive Ability

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Date updated: September 2022
Data availability: 2017 to 2021 (fiscal years)

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

Residents Improved in Late-Loss ADLs

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Data availability: (fiscal years)

This indicator looks at how many long-term care residents improved in the activities of daily living (ADLs) bed mobility, transfers, eating and toileting.

Residents Improved or Remained Independent in Early-Loss ADLs

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Date updated: September 2022
Data availability: 2017 to 2021 (fiscal years)

This indicator looks at how many long-term care residents improved or remained completely independent in the activities of daily living (ADLs) dressing and personal hygiene.

Residents With a Feeding Tube

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This indicator looks at how many long-term care residents had a feeding tube.

Residents With a Stage 2 to 4 Pressure Ulcer

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This indicator looks at how many long-term care residents had a stage 2 to 4 pressure ulcer.

Residents With a Urinary Tract Infection

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This indicator looks at how many long-term care residents had a urinary tract infection.

Residents With Improved Bladder Continence

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This indicator looks at how many long-term care residents improved in bladder continence.

Residents With Improved Bowel Continence

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This indicator looks at how many long-term care residents improved in bowel continence.

Residents With Indwelling Catheters

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Date updated: September 2022
Data availability: 2017 to 2021 (fiscal years)

This indicator looks at how many long-term care residents had an indwelling catheter.

Residents With Symptoms of Delirium

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This indicator looks at how many long-term care residents presented with symptoms of delirium.

Residents With Unexplained Weight Loss

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This indicator looks at how many long-term care residents had unexplained weight loss.

Residents With Worsened Bowel Continence

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This indicator looks at how many long-term care residents had a decline in bowel continence.

Residents With Worsened or Unchanged Respiratory Condition

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This indicator looks at how many long-term care residents have developed or have not improved from a respiratory condition.

Residents Worsened in Ability to Communicate

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This indicator looks at how many long-term care residents worsened in their ability to communicate.

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