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Education Level Achieved (Survey Data)
This is the highest level of formal education achieved. In all waves of the survey data used in Martens et al. (2015), respondents were asked about the highest level of education they achieved. The weighted crude prevalence of highest le... |
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Education Quartiles
An ordinal measure used to categorize the population into 4 equal groups, based on the level of education achieved. |
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Educational Mailing Package
An information package sent to physicians in the intervention group who have triggered a quality indicator monitored by the Manitoba IMPRxOVE Program. This package includes a letter describing the intent and design of the program, a prescriber summary rep... |
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Educational Mailing Package Rate
The rate at which the intervention group in the Manitoba IMPRxOVE Program received educational mailing packages for triggered Quality Indicators (QI). This rate closely resembles the Quality Indicator Trigger Rate, but is lower because of filters that pre... |
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Effective Age of Houses
The year in which the dwelling was built. Occasionally, where major renovations, alterations and/or additions have altered the original dwelling to such an extent that the original year of construction no longer accurately reflects the dwelling's age (i.e... |
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Effective Bed Supply
The number of effective hospital beds per 1000 residents in a region, obtained by adding the proportion of Winnipeg beds used by non-Winnipeg residents to the respective regions, and for Winnipeg, reducing the proportion of beds used by non-Winnipeg resid... |
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Effectiveness
If a given activity produces a beneficial health outcome when applied to a patient, then it is effective. If an alternative activity produces a better outcome, it is more effective. |
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Effectiveness research
Research to determine whether an intervention produces desired results under the conditions in which the intervention is likely to be used. |
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Efficacy research
Research to determine whether an intervention produces desired results under optimal or near optimal conditions. |
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Efficiency
A comparison of length of stays across hospitals, reported for all acute admissions and based on RDRG® weights, that is used to provide an overall assessment of efficiency. |
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Efficiency Differences
One of several factors reflecting differences between individual hospitals and the provincial (average) Cost per Weighted Case (CWC). Other factors include: teaching or tertiary costs, costs of delivering care in northern locations, and differences in res... |
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EKG
acronym for electrocardiogram (EKG) |
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Elective Admission
Patients admitted through the Admitting Department and listed on a slate for treatment prior to admission. |
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Elective Procedure
Surgical procedure for a patient admitted to hospital through the admitting department and listed on a slate for treatment prior to admission. |
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Elective Surgery
Any type of surgical procedure performed that is not "emergent" or life threatening in nature. |
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Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
A test that records the electrical activity of the heartbeat. An exercise ECG tests the effect of exercise on your heart. See the Routine Electrocardiography - Electrocardiogram (ACG or EKG) concept for more i... |
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Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
A computer-based system for patient medical records that allows physicians and other healthcare providers within a clinic or facility to look easily through or chart their patients' health information. |
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Electronic Triage (E triage) System
A computerized system used to help triage (or prioritize) patients when they arrive in an Emergency Department (ED). E triage uses information about the patient's condition to assign each patient a score from one (resuscitation) to five (non-urgent) base... |
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Electronic User Site Location (EUSL) Data
The Electronic User Site Location (EUSL) data is a set of support files that support the Medical Services data and contains de-identified physician numbers and the location(s) where each physician works. T... |
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Elixhauser Comorbidity Index
The Elixhauser Comorbidity Index is a method for measuring patient comorbidity based on ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 diagnosis codes found in administrative data. This instrument is meant to be used with large administrative data sets to predict hospital resource... |
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