National Ambulatory Care Reporting System Data Elements, 2018–2019
February 16, 2018
Comparative list of 2018–2019 mandatory and optional data elements for all NACRS data submission options.
NACRS Emergency Department Visits and Length of Stay, 2016–2017
November 30, 2017
View data tables about emergency department visits and length of stay by province and territory for 2016–2017, based on data submitted to the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System.
Fall 2017 Substance Use Surveillance eNewsletter
November 27, 2017
Information about recent and upcoming CIHI releases, as well as new and notable initiatives from our partners.
Opioids in Canada
November 22, 2017
CIHI is committed to providing key data on prescription opioids — which include commonly known types such as fentanyl, oxycodone, morphine, codeine and hydromorphone — through a variety of reports and programs.
Amount of opioids prescribed dropping in Canada; prescriptions on the rise
November 22, 2017
The overall amount of opioids Canadians are getting in prescriptions is dropping, while the number of prescriptions for the drugs is rising amid the opioid crisis, new CIHI data shows.
Drug Spending at a Glance: Information Sheet
November 7, 2017
How much do Canadians spend on drugs? Learn more about prescribed drug spending at a glance.
Prescribed Drug Spending in Canada, 2017: A Focus on Public Drug Programs, Methodology Notes
November 7, 2017
Methodology information to help users better understand and interpret the analysis in the Prescribed Drug Spending in Canada report.
Prescribed Drug Spending in Canada, 2017: A Focus on Public Drug Programs — Top 100 Drug Classes, 2016 Data Tables
November 7, 2017
Top 100 drug classes in terms of public drug program spending and rate of use for 9 provinces, 1 territory and 1 federal program.
Prescribed Drug Spending in Canada, 2017: A Focus on Public Drug Programs — International Comparisons, Data Tables
November 7, 2017
International comparisons of pharmaceutical spending using data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Opioid crisis having “significant” impact on Canada’s health care system
September 14, 2017
Approximately 16 Canadians a day are hospitalized due to opioid poisoning — a 19% increase over 2 years ago. Concerns about the effects of illicit drugs and opioids were first raised in Western Canada, but CIHI’s new data shows that hospitalization rates are increasing across most of the country. As hospital stays due to opioid poisoning keep rising, what’s the impact on our health care systems? Find out more in our latest release.
Injury and Trauma Emergency Department and Hospitalization Statistics, 2015–2016
July 5, 2017
These Quick Stats contain data on injury and trauma visits in the emergency department (ED) and hospitalizations in acute care hospitals. It does not distinguish between patients who were transferred from one facility to another or readmitted. Therefore, unless otherwise identified, data provided represents the number of ED visits and hospitalizations, not the number of patients.
NACRS Emergency Department Visits and Length of Stay, 2015–2016
February 9, 2017
View data tables about emergency department visits and length of stay by province and territory for 2015–2016, based on data submitted to the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System.
Prescribed Drug Spending in Canada 2016: Top 100 Drug Classes — 2014 Data Tables
February 8, 2017
This data focuses on public drug programs and the top 100 drug classes. CIHI provides this data to facilitate your research and analysis.
Prescribed Drug Spending in Canada 2016: Top 100 Drug Classes — 2015 Data Tables
February 8, 2017
This data focuses on public drug programs and the top 100 drug classes. CIHI provides this data to facilitate your research and analysis.
Prescribed Drug Spending in Canada: International Comparisons, 2016
February 8, 2017
This data focuses on public drug programs and includes international comparisons to help your research and analysis.
interRAI LTCF Medication Guidelines (N1)
February 8, 2017
Medications to include and not include in Section N1 of the interRAI Long-Term Care Facilities assessment. See the full list here.
Prescribed Drug Spending in Canada, 2016: A Focus on Public Drug Programs
December 15, 2016
An in-depth look at public drug program spending in 2015 using drug claims data from the 10 drug programs that submit to CIHI’s National Prescription Drug Utilization Information System (NPDUIS) Database.
NACRS Pick-Lists for 2017–2018 (CEDDxS v4.0, PCL v5.0)
November 30, 2016
The Presenting Complaint List (PCL) was developed by the Canadian Emergency Department Information System (CEDIS) Working Group. It includes common symptoms, complaints, problems or reasons for seeking medical care. The Canadian Emergency Department Diagnoses Shortlist (CED-DxS) includes more than 800 diagnoses in common terms, which are mapped to ICD-10-CA codes.
Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits Due to Opioid Poisoning in Canada
November 16, 2016
This report examines pan-Canadian trends in hospitalizations due to opioid poisoning related to patient demographics, clinical characteristics and provincial/territorial rates.
13 Canadians Hospitalized Each Day for Opioid Poisoning: Infographic
November 16, 2016
Who is being hospitalized and why? How do rates differ across Canada for opioid poisoning? Get answers to these questions and more in this infographic from CIHI.
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