The clinical data standards used for the reporting systems are developed by interRAI, an international research network, and modified, with its permission, for Canadian use. The following clinical LTC data standards are currently in use across Canada:
- Resident Assessment Instrument–Minimum Data Set (RAI-MDS 2.0): Identifies the preferences, needs and strengths of individuals in LTC home and continuing care hospital settings
- interRAI Long-Term Care Facilities (interRAI LTCF): Enables comprehensive, standardized evaluation of the needs, strengths and preferences of individuals living in LTC home settings
CIHI supports reporting systems for LTC care data. Client information is entered into a computer at the point of care. Real-time reports flag client risks and inform care planning. The information then flows to CIHI’s reporting systems. With no additional collection effort, evidence is available to guide care and system-wide planning, as well as quality improvement.
CIHI is moving to the Integrated interRAI Reporting System (IRRS), and it’s time to retire our legacy home care and long-term care systems
CIHI is excited to announce that IRRS will be the new standard and reporting system for long-term care (LTC) and home care data. This change is being made in response to stakeholder interest and in alignment with CIHI’s mission to provide comparable and actionable information to accelerate improvements in health care, health system performance and population health across the continuum of care. As a result, CIHI will decommission the previous reporting systems for home care (HCRS and HCRS-CA) by March 2025, and the reporting system for LTC (CCRS) by March 2026.
Please contact us at specializedcare@cihi.ca with any questions regarding this announcement.
Continuing Care Reporting System
The Continuing Care Reporting System (CCRS) contains demographic, administrative, clinical and resource utilization information on individuals who receive continuing care services in hospitals or LTC settings in Canada. Participating organizations also provide information on facility characteristics to support comparative reporting and benchmarking.
CCRS accepts information from interRAI’s RAI-MDS 2.0.
Integrated interRAI Reporting System
The new Integrated interRAI Reporting System (IRRS) contains demographic, administrative, clinical and resource utilization information on individuals who receive LTC services in Canada. Participating LTC organizations also provide information on facility characteristics to support comparative reporting and benchmarking.
IRRS accepts information from interRAI’s LTC assessment, the interRAI interRAI LTCF.