Data and information quality

Our Data and Information Quality Program is recognized internationally for its comprehensiveness and high standards. We work with our data suppliers and users to ensure we continue to be a trusted source of health information that meets the broadening needs of our stakeholders.

In addition to the resources below, key reference information about CIHI’s data sources and indicators is available.

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Data Quality Documentation, Hospital Morbidity Database — Current-Year Information, 2016–2017

Report
Published February 14, 2018

This report provides information on the quality of the data file found in the Hospital Morbidity Database for 2016–2017.

Medical assistance in dying

Release summary
Published December 12, 2017

CIHI is committed to working with the federal, provincial and territorial governments to support comparable reporting on medical assistance in dying (MAID).

National Ambulatory Care Reporting System Open-Year Data Quality Test Specifications, 2017–2018 (PDF)

Report
Published November 21, 2017

Open-year data quality tests performed on NACRS in 2017–2018, including the rules, patient care types, submission levels, selection criteria and data elements used.

Discharge Abstract Database Open-Year Data Quality Test Specifications, 2017–2018 (PDF)

Report
Published November 8, 2017

Open-year data quality tests performed on the DAD in 2017-18, including the test specifications, selection criteria and data elements used. This document was created to accompany the DAD Open-Year Data Quality reports.

Data Quality Documentation, National Ambulatory Care Reporting System - Current-Year Information, 2016–2017 (PDF)

Report
Published August 22, 2017

Current-Year Information report is produced on a yearly basis and provides information on the quality of the data file for the given fiscal year.

Data Quality Documentation, Discharge Abstract Database — Current-Year Information, 2016–2017 (PDF)

Report
Published August 22, 2017

Current-Year Information report is produced on a yearly basis and provides information on the quality of the data file for the given fiscal year.

Data Quality Documentation, Hospital Morbidity Database — Current-Year Information, 2015–2016 (PDF)

Report
Published March 6, 2017

Information on the quality of the data file for the relevant fiscal year.

National Ambulatory Care Reporting System Open-Year Data Quality Test Specifications, 2016–2017 (PDF)

Report
Published February 17, 2017

The National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS) is routinely analyzed for data quality issues during the submission year and after database closure. Suspect findings are communicated back to the submitting facilities for investigation and…

Data Quality Study of the 2015–2016 Discharge Abstract Database: A Focus on Hospital Harm (PDF)

Report
Published October 26, 2016

A summary of results from a reabstraction study on DAD data, providing an assessment of coding quality, with a particular focus on data used to measure patient safety.

Hospital Harm Report (PDF)

Report
Published October 26, 2016

Catalogue of patient safety information in CIHI's data holdings and publicly available products.