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Obesity: Measuring Prevalence Using Body Mass Index (BMI)
This concept describes how the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy (MCHP) measures obesity using the body mass index (BMI) . It discusses data sources used and how BMI has been defined for adults and c... |
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Observation Units & Admission Policies Across Winnipeg Hospitals and Emergency Departments
In Winnipeg hospitals and emergency departments, patients sometimes wait on stretchers in the hallways. There are many questions regarding correctly capturing this patient group. Information received from Manitoba Health attempts to answer these dif... |
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Oral Anticancer Agents (OAAs) - Method of Identification
This concept contains information on the methods used to identify oral anticancer agents (OAAs) and non-OAA medications covered by the Manitoba Home Cancer Drug Program. |
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Ordering By Premature Mortality Rate (PMR)
As a general rule, when reporting by geographic areas, such as Regional Health Authority (RHA) or RHA District, results (e.g. charts, graphs or data) should be ordered by increasing age- and sex-standardized premature mortality rate (PM... |
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Osteoporosis - Measuring Prevalence
Osteoporosis is a disease that leads to a reduction in bone density, causing the bones to become weak and more likely to break. This concept describes the methods used at MCHP to define and identify osteoporosis. |
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Outcome of Delivery
This concept describes the method used at MCHP to identify the outcome of delivery, focusing on the maternal / mother's birth of her child in a hospital. The methodology is based on the type of abstract record and specific ICD (International Classi... |
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Outmigration or Emigration
This concept describes how Outmigration or Emigration is operationalized for immigrat...
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Over the Counter Drugs - Identification
Over the counter (OTC) drugs are medications that are legally available without a physician prescription. OTC medications may be excluded when assessing drugs to individuals in studies where OTC drugs may be important such as PCH studies. This is be... |
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Overview of the Emergency Department (ED) Data
This concept provides an overview of the Emergency Department (ED) data held in the Manitoba Population Research Data Repository at MCHP. The main focus is on the most recent data from the Emergency Department Information System (EDIS). The content... |
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Overview of the Manitoba Cancer Registry and Treatment Data
This concept provides an overview of the Manitoba Cancer Registry and Treatment data held in the Manitoba Population Research Data Repository (Repository). The content of this concept is based on inf... |
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