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Practicing Family Physician (FP)
Any Winnipeg FP who bills the Medical Service Plan any amount in every fiscal year quarter. |
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PRC
acronym for Physician Resource Committee (PRC) |
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Predictive Accuracy
Accuracy of predicted or estimated values in a statistical model or equation. |
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Predictive Validity
The extent to which a measure can accurately predict that something will occur in the future. |
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Preeclampsia
"Toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, albuminuria, and edoma." (Olds SB et al., 2004). See Eclampsia glossary term for more information. Preeclampsia is identified by ICD-10-CA code O14.... |
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Pregnancy
In Heaman et al. (2012), the term "pregnancy" covers the following outcomes: live births, molar pregnancies, ectopic pregnancies, spontaneous abortions, induced abortions, and stillbirths. |
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Pregnancy and Birth Service Type
An inpatient hospitalization where the main reason for the hospital stay was related to pregnancy or birth. In Fransoo et al. (2013), pregnancy and birth hospitalizations were defined by a major clinical category (MCC) code 13, and supplemented with hospi... |
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Prehospital Health Status Risk Factors
One of three categories of risk factors related specifically to the health status / conditions present that may impact discharge outcomes for long stay patients. The risk factors include: receipt of home care in the past year, number of hospitalizations i... |
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Prehospital Sociodemographic Risk Factors
One of three categories of risk factors related specifically to the sociodemographic factors that may impact discharge outcomes for long stay patients. The risk factors include: age, gender, living alone/living with someone, Winnipeg/non-Winnipeg residenc... |
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Premature Birth Rate
The ratio of live born babies born in a Manitoba hospital with a Manitoba postal code or municipality code with a gestation period of less than 37 weeks to the number of live born babies born in a Manitoba hospital with a Manitoba postal code or municipal... |
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Premature Mortality
Death occurring before the age of 75 years. It is an important indicator of the general health of a population, with high premature mortality rates indicating poor health. It is also referred to as 'death among those aged 0-74'. |
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Premature Mortality Rate (PMR)
Premature mortality rates (PMR) are often used as an overall indicator of population health and are correlated with other commonly used measures. PMR is an important indicator of the general health of a population, with high PMR indicating poor health sta... |
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Premature Rupture of Membranes (PROM)
When the amniotic sac breaks or leaks before labour begins. Preterm PROM is when this occurs before 37 weeks of gestation. Source: Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada Web Site. Women's Health Information, Pregnancy, Preterm Lab... |
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Prenatal Alcohol Use / Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy
This indicator measures the percentage of women with newborns who self-reported consuming alcoholic beverages during pregnancy on the Families First Screening (FFS) Form. Additional information about prenatal alcohol use can be found in the Hospital Ab... |
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Prenatal and Family Risk Factors
These are risk factors associated with poor child outcomes. In Brownell et al. (2008), six prenatal and family risk factors were investigated, based on information contained in the two-stage screening process for families in Manitoba Health's Families Fi... |
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Prenatal Care in First Trimester
This indicator identifies the percentage of pregnancies in which the first prenatal visit occurred in the first 13 weeks of pregnancy. Physician tariff codes used for identifying prenatal care included: 8400, 8401, 8501, 8507, 8509, 8529, 8540, and 8550. |
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Prenatal Care Visits (PCV) / Prenatal Care (PNC) / Prenatal Doctor Visits
A series of regular contacts between a healthcare provider, typically a physician, and a pregnant woman, that take place at scheduled intervals between the confirmation of pregnancy and the initiation of labour. The primary function of this care is to mon... |
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Prenatal Population
Pregnant females aged 10 years or older. |
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Prenatal Psychological Distress
Any form of diagnosed psychological distress (e.g., anxiety and/or depression) occurring during the eight months prior to giving birth. A woman was considered to have prenatal psychological distress if in the eight months prior to giving birth (or hospita... |
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Prenatal Smoking / Smoking During Pregnancy
This indicator measures the percentage of women with newborns (live birth) who self-reported smoking during pregnancy on the Families First Screening Form. Additional information about prenatal smoking can be found in the Hospital Abstracts data, if th... |
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