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Acute care

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Acute care for inpatients in hospital refers to necessary treatment for a disease or severe episode of illness provided for a short period of time. CIHI provides valuable insight on the quality of care, patient experiences, cost, volumes and types of acute care cases admitted to Canadian hospitals. CIHI also facilitates the collection of standardized information on acute care through databases such as the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) and the Hospital Morbidity Database (HMDB). 

Explore information on acute care. Browse indicators, data tables, reports and other key resources. For information on emergency department and ambulatory care, go to our Emergency and ambulatory care topic page.

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Frailty among hospitalized seniors

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  • November 30, 2023
Explore information and data related to the CIHI Hospital Frailty Risk Measure, an acute care contextual measure developed to characterize the risk of frailty among seniors.

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This page lists acute care reports, stories, infographics and release summaries.

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Commonwealth Fund Survey 2016: Accessible Report (PDF)

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The 2016 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey focused on the experiences of the general population (adults 18 and older) in 11 developed countries.

Commonwealth Fund Survey 2016: Chartbook (PPTX)

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The 2016 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey focused on the experiences of the general population (adults 18 and older) in 11 developed countries.

Commonwealth Fund survey, 2016

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The Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy surveys fill important information gaps by polling patients and providers in a number of developed countries.

Commonwealth Fund survey, 2017

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Seniors were asked about many aspects of their health care experience, from mental health and access to medical specialists, to quality of home care and end-of-life planning. Learn more about the results of the latest Commonwealth Fund International…

Commonwealth Fund survey, 2020

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The 2020 Commonwealth Fund survey results focus on the views and experiences of the general population age 18 and older in 11 countries, including Canada.

COPD: A Focus on High Users

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A report comparing the characteristics and health care use of COPD high users and low/moderate users in Alberta.  It also highlights regional variations across Alberta’s health zones.

Acute care: Data tables

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This page lists data tables that provide information about acute care.

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Acute care: Indicators

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This page lists CIHI’s indicators on acute care.

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Epidural Rate for Vaginal Deliveries

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This indicator provides contextual information on obstetrical services and provides the crude epidural rate for vaginal deliveries across Canada.

High Users of Hospital Beds

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This indicator provides the risk-adjusted rate of patients who had 3 or more inpatient acute care hospitalizations with a cumulative length of stay (LOS) longer than 30 days (high users).

Hip Fracture Surgery Within 48 Hours

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This indicator calculates the risk-adjusted proportion of hip fractures surgically treated within 48 hours of a patient’s initial admission to an acute care hospital, among patients age 18 and older.

Hip Replacement Rate

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This indicator measures the hospitalization rate for hip replacement procedures performed in acute care hospitals or same-day surgery facilities per 100,000 population age 18 and older.

Hospital Deaths (HSMR)

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The ratio of the actual number of in-hospital deaths in a region or hospital to the number that would have been expected, based on the types of patients a region or hospital treats.

Hospital Harm

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This indicator measures the rate of acute care hospitalizations with at least one occurrence of unintended harm during a hospital stay that could potentially have been prevented.

Acute care: Tools

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This page lists CIHI’s performance reporting tools that contain acute care data.

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Acute care: Data holdings

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This page contains information about CIHI’s data holdings related to acute care.

Discharge Abstract Database

The Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) contains demographic, administrative and clinical data on inpatient hospital discharges. Facilities in all provinces and territories except Quebec are required to report to the DAD. Quebec acute inpatient records are submitted to CIHI through a different process and are included in the Hospital Morbidity Database.

Hospital Morbidity Database

The Hospital Morbidity Database (HMDB) is a national data holding that captures administrative, clinical and demographic information on hospital inpatient events. It contains inpatient data collected via the DAD and inpatient records submitted from Quebec. Please note that Quebec day surgery records are part of the HMDB population as of 2012–2013.

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Acute care: News and podcasts

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This page contains media releases, bulletins and podcast episodes about acute care.

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Acute care: Education resources

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Through our Learning Centre, CIHI provides opportunities for health professionals to understand our evolving reporting systems and the application of our standards, data and analytics. We offer many courses and resources for a variety of audiences, including clinicians, assessors, data submitters and analysts, decision-makers, policy planners and researchers.

Courses and resources are available in a variety of formats, including eLearning modules, PDF and page-based documents, live and recorded web conferences, and videos.

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Mapping COVID-19 Codes: ICD-10-CA to WHO’s Base ICD-10

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​This job aid provides information about mapping codes in version 2022 ICD-10-CA to codes in version 2019 of the World Health Organization’s base ICD-10, plus code titles for COVID-19.