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  Primary Healthcare
  Clinical care
  
  Patient completion of screening tests
  
  Influenza vaccination rates for selected high-risk groups
  
  Delivery of care
  
  Consistent use of the same family doctor (doctor continuity)
  
  Consistent use of the same primary care clinic (clinic continuity)
  
  Family doctor use of various visit types
  
  Emergency department visits for minor conditions
  
  Family doctor visit after a hospital stay for selected chronic conditions
  
  Patient experience
  
  Patients’ experience with family doctors’ listening
  
  Patients’ rating of family doctor’s explanations
  
  Patients’ experience with appointment length
  
  Patients’ experience with family doctor’s respect
  
  Patients’ experiences with their doctor involving them in care decisions
  
  Patient experience with care coordination
  
  Patient experience with family doctor availability
  
  Patients’ overall experience with their family doctor
  
  Emergency Department
  Wait times
  
  EMS response time for life-threatening events
  
  Time spent by EMS at hospital
  
  Patient time to see an emergency doctor
  
  Patient emergency department total length of stay (LOS)
  
  Length of time emergency department patients wait for a hospital bed after a decision to admit
  
  Time to get X-ray completed
  
  Emergency department volumes
  
  Delivery of care
  
  Hospital patients who require an alternate level of care
  
  Length of patient hospital stay compared to Canadian average length of hospital stay
  
  Patients who left without being seen (LWBS) by an emergency department doctor
  
  Patients waiting in the emergency department for a hospital bed
  
  Hospital occupancy
  
  Patient experience
  
  Patient experience with staff introductions
  
  Patient experience with communication about follow-up care
  
  Patient experience with help for pain
  
  Overall rating of care
  
  Overall patient experience with emergency department communication
  
  Communication with patients about possible side effects of medicines
  
  Patient reason for emergency department visit
  
  Hospital Care
  
  Home Care
  Client experience
  
  Client experience with courtesy and respect
  
  Client experience with listening
  
  Client experience with reaching their case manager
  
  Client experience with case manager (help with community services)
  
  Client experience with care plan involvement
  
  Client experience with care plan meeting needs
  
  Client experience with independence (home set-up)
  
  Client experience with independence (staff encouragement)
  
  Client experience with personal care staff capability
  
  Client experience with communication about a visit cancellation
  
  Client experience with pain management
  
  Client experience with reviewing medications
  
  Client experience with help to stay at home
  
  Client experience with family doctor being informed
  
  Client overall care experience
  
  Designated Supported Living
  Delivery of Care
  
  Placement into preferred living option
  
  Placement within 30 days
  
  Emergency department visit frequency
  
  Return to emergency department
  
  Admission to hospital from the emergency department
  
  Readmission into acute care within 7 days
  
  Location of death
  
  Resident Experience
  
  Resident experience of staff treating them with respect
  
  Resident experience with decision-making
  
  Resident experience with food
  
  Resident experience with getting their healthcare needs met
  
  Resident experiences with staff dependability
  
  Resident experiences with sharing concerns
  
  Resident experiences with feeling safe
  
  Resident experience with personal connections with staff
  
  Resident experiences with independence
  
  Resident experiences with rules
  
  Resident experiences with activities
  
  Resident overall experience
  
  Family experience
  
  Family experience with courtesy and respect
  
  Family experience with decision-making
  
  Family experience with food
  
  Family experience with healthcare services and treatments
  
  Family experience with resident cared for by the same staff
  
  Presence of a resident and family council
  
  Family experience with sharing concerns
  
  Family experience with staffing
  
  Family overall rating of care
  
  Long Term Care
  Clinical care
  
  Symptoms of delirium
  
  Mood worsened from symptoms of depression
  
  Behavioural symptoms improved
  
  Inappropriate use of antipsychotics
  
  Worsening pain
  
  New pressure ulcers
  
  Physical restraint use
  
  Unexplained weight loss
  
  Cognitive performance
  
  Frailty and risk of health decline
  
  Potential depression
  
  Activities of daily living
  
  Delivery of care
  
  Placement into preferred living option
  
  Placement within 30 days
  
  Emergency department visit frequency
  
  Return to emergency department
  
  Admission to hospital from the emergency department
  
  Readmission into acute care within 7 days
  
  Location of death
  
  Family experience
  
  Family experience with courtesy and respect
  
  Family experience with decision-making
  
  Family experience with food
  
  Family experience with healthcare services and treatments
  
  Family experience with resident cared for by the same staff
  
  Family experience with presence of a resident and family council
  
  Family experience with sharing concerns
  
  Family experience with staffing
  
  Family experience with staff responsiveness
  
  Family overall rating of care
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