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DA
acronym for Dissemination Area (DA) |
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Daily Peak Bed Occupancy (DPBO)
The maximum number of ICU beds simultaneously occupied at any time during that day. |
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Data Dictionary
A data dictionary is a meta-document which identifies and describes the files/tables in a database, including the relationship between these files/tables, as well as the internal structure and content of each. The data dictionary includes a detailed desc... |
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Data Installation
The process of transferring data files and related documentation from an external agency and converting it to a format appropriate for use in the MCHP data repository. This process includes a series of data quality checks and cleaning steps. |
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Data Management Process
Method to acquire and incorporate databases into the Repository housed at MCHP. The six steps are: formulate the request and receive the data, become familiar with the data structure and content, apply the data to SAS®, evaluate th... |
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Data Preparation
The process of preparing an MCHP-installed database for use in a study. This process, like data installation, can require some "cleaning" (beyond that necessary for installation), and/or a series of exclusions typically made for studies using MCHP data. |
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Data Quality
The quality of data is measured according to its reliability and validity; the completeness and accuracy of a data set. It is usually measured by comparing the data set to another data set identified as the "gold standard", and assessing the level of agre... |
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Data Quality Framework
Part of MCHP's formalized process of data quality evaluation for data housed in the Manitoba Population Research Data Repository. The framework, developed by Lix et al. (2012), depicts measures of database- and project-specific data quality. The Data Q... |
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Data Suppression
At MCHP, data are suppressed (not revealed or published) when the number of persons or events involved is five or less in order to avoid potential identification of individuals in an area. Data are not suppressed when the actual event count is zero. This ... |
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Database
An organized set of data optimally accompanied by a data dictionary, usually stored in a computer, that allows easy storage, retrieval, and analysis. |
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Database Hospitals (DBH)
Hospitals included in the WICUDB, specifically the Health Sciences Centre, St. Boniface General Hospital, Seven Oaks General Hospital, Concordia Hospital, Victoria General Hospital, and Grace Hospital. |
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Database-Specific Quality
A type of quality evaluation and a component in the MCHP Data Quality Framework. This component encompasses concepts of accuracy, internal validity, external validity, timeliness, and interpretability, all used to assess the general usability of a databas... |
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Day Care Procedures
See Outpatient Surgical Care. |
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Day Procedure
A "same day" elective surgical procedure where the patient is not admitted to the hospital as an inpatient. |
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Day Procedure Groups (DPG™)
A classification system for ambulatory care provided in hospitals, most commonly surgical procedures that can be performed without the need for an overnight stay. Patients are assigned a code according to the principal or most significant procedure record... |
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Day Surgery / Outpatient Surgery
The number of hospitalizations for day surgery procedures per 1,000 residents in a given year. This includes surgeries and procedures for which patients do not typically stay overnight in the hospital. Since a person could receive multiple surgeries in a ... |
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Day Surgery Costs
Estimated using the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Day Procedure Grouper (DPG™) to classify cases and to apply appropriate weights (CIHI 1994). The Day Procedure Group (DPG™) weight is multiplied by the Cost per Weighted Case (CWC)... |
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Days "Open" to Home Care
A Home Care episode defined as length (in days) during a given year that an individual was assessed as needing home care services. Start and end dates are used for this calculation. |
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Days in a Personal Care Home (PCH)
Days in a PCH are the total number of days residing in a PCH. In Martens et al. (2015), the weighted rate of days residing in a PCH per survey respondent aged 70 and older was calculated one, three, five, and 10 years post survey. Instit... |
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Days in Hospital
Days in hospital is defined as the total length of stay of Manitoba residents during all inpatient hospitalizations discharged within a period. Inpatient stays which extended after the cutoff date were truncated to the number of days spent in hospital wi... |
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