Standards and Data Submission

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Standards and data submission information

Bulletins and technical news
The latest information related to the collection, processing and release of CIHI's data for data suppliers and users.
Data holding metadata
Information about CIHI's data holdings that helps a user understand and interpret the meaning behind the data (definitions, methodologies, data quality, etc.).
Data quality
The comprehensive and systematic data quality program we apply to all our data holdings.
Data requests
How to make a custom data request.
Data submission
How data is submitted to us and how to better understand our data submission reports.
Standards
Developed by CIHI and adhered to by our partners to ensure data quality and reliability.
Vendor licensing
How software developers (vendors) access CIHI's products and services so they can develop software that helps health organizations collect and submit data to CIHI's data holdings.