Methodology
Below are resources that include more information on technical data definitions and data sourcing.
DATA DICTIONARY
Each of the charts on this website is built using data that comes from clearly defined measures. The HQCA has summarized these measure definitions in a data dictionary. It includes more information about things like the measure calculations, sources of the data, analytical assumptions, exclusions, and limitations.
SURVEY METHODOLOGY
In April 2016 the HQCA began surveying patients who visited the 16 busiest emergency departments in Alberta. We have published the methodological details of the HQCA’s Emergency Department Patient Experience of Care (EDPEC) survey.