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Postal Code
A six character code defining postal areas within Canada. Canadian postal codes have the format A0A 0A0 where A is a letter of the alphabet and 0 is a numeric digit. Postal code is used to define groups based on their geographic loc... |
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Postal Code Conversion Files (PCCF)
As data support files, the Postal Code Conversion Files (PCCF) provide a link between the six-character postal code and the standard Census geographic areas, such as dissemination areas (DAs) and |
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Postnatal Care
A series of regular contacts following childbirth between a health care provider and both mother and infant. |
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Postneonatal Mortality Rate
The number of deaths of live born babies weighing 500 grams or more between 28 and 364 days after birth per 1,000 live births. Note: This weight is consistent with definitions used by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The primary cause ... |
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Postoperative Management
The volume and distribution of postoperative stays, including: 0 days stay, 1 days stay, or 2 plus days stay. |
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Postpartum
The period of time after childbirth and/or delivery. |
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Postpartum Hospital Readmission
Maternal re-hospitalization during the postpartum period. Includes hospital admissions which occur in a defined period (within 90 days) following childbirth and may involve either complications related to pregnancy and/or delivery or unrelated medical con... |
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Postpartum Psychological Distress
Any form of psychological distress (e.g., anxiety and/or depression) occurring between birth and one-year postpartum. A woman was considered to have postpartum psychological distress if in the 12 months after giving birth (or hospital discharge in case of... |
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Postterm Birth
A birth where the gestational age of the infant is 42 or more weeks. |
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Potential Years of Life Lost (PYLL)
PYLL is an indicator of early death (before age 75) that gives greater weight to deaths occurring at a younger age than to those at later ages. PYLL emphasizes the loss of the potential contribution that younger individuals can make to society. By emphasi... |
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Potentially Avoidable Death Rates
This indicator is expressed as the average annual rate of potentially avoidable deaths per 1,000 residents age 0-74. Potentially Avoidable Deaths were defined by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) in 2016. See the CIHI web site for mo... |
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Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing of Benzodiazepines to Older Adults (75+)
The crude percentage of seniors age 75+ who had at least two prescriptions for Benzodiazepines or a greater than a 30 day supply in a fiscal year. Separate rates are provided for community-dwelling seniors, and those resident in Personal Care Homes (PCH) ... |
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PPHSI
acronym for Prototype Poor Health Status Index (PPHSI) |
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PPHSS
acronym for Provincial Public Health Statistic System (PPHSS) |
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PPV
acronym for Positive Predictive Value (PPV) |
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Practice Populations
All persons receiving care from one physician or at one particular physician practice. Several different methods can be used to define a practice population: Plurality, Equivalent, and Majority Source of Care Method. |
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Practice Size
Used in the regression analyses, this was defined as the total number of patient visits to the physician in the study year. |
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Practice Stability
See Physician Practice Stability. |
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Practice-based research
Research that is grounded in, informed by, and intended to improve practice with the goal of improving the health of patients. |
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Practice-based research network
A group of separate practices that collaborate with each other and often with outside experts to conduct multiple research projects over an extended period of time while continuing to deliver care to patients. |
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