Acute care: News and podcasts

​This bulletin describes how Ontario clients can access regrouped historical acute inpatient and ambulatory care data from the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) and National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS).

This bulletin describes how clients can access regrouped historical acute inpatient and ambulatory care data from the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) and National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS).

Media release describing CIHI’s latest Hospital stays in Canada release.

In this episode of the CHIP, we discuss hospital harm and the overwhelming workload of health care workers across Canada.

​Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 increased by 19% in 2022–2023, while emergency department (ED) visits due to the virus decreased in the same time period, according to the latest data released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).

In this episode of the CHIP, host Alya Niang speaks with McGill University professor Bernard Lapointe and documentary filmmaker Philippe Miquel about the state of palliative care in Canada and why it is such a critical part of health care.

​This media release illustrates the increase in hospitalizations for COVID-19 and other viral illnesses among the youngest Canadians.

In this episode of the CHIP, host Alya Niang speaks with Dr. Judy Morris about Canada’s health workforce crisis.

This media release explores the patient experience of many Canadians at the hospital level.

Information to help clients prioritize assessment and data submission activities (in long-term care, home care, complex continuing care, inpatient mental health and inpatient rehabilitation settings).