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RIW
acronym for Resource Intensity Weights (RIW)™ |
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Robson Index
The Robson Index is comprised of the different categories of births by parity, category, course and gestation. This is part of an effort to use a medical audit cycle to diagnose dysfunctional labor early enough to allow for the implementation of labor man... |
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ROC Curve
acronym for Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Curve |
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Room-In
One of 13 alternate levels of care, this describes patients who require room-in centres for alcohol and drug dependencies. |
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Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA)
A measure of goodness of fit for statistical models, where the goal is for the population to have an approximate or close fit with the model, rather than an exact fit, which is often not practical for large populations (Kaplan DW, 2000). |
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Rostering (formal)
The process whereby individuals formally register with a chosen health care provider or a group of health care providers by signing a contractual agreement. |
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Route of Administration
how or by what the route the drug is administered or given access to th3e body; (e.g. oral, rectal, intravenous, transdermal, etc.) There are two sources currently available for identifying the route of administration of a drug: 1). The Master Formulary ... |
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RR
RR is an acronym for both the following terms: Relative Risk (RR) Relative Rate (RR) |
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RRC
acronym for Red River College (RRC) |
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RSOC
acronym for Regular Source of Care (RSOC) |
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Rubella
Also known as German measles, it is a viral disease characterized by rash and fever, which can seriously affect the fetus of an infected pregnant woman. |
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Rural Area
Statistics Canada defines an area as rural if it has a population density less than or equal to 400 persons per square km. |
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Rural Hospitals
A general category within hospital types, that includes major rural, intermediate rural, small rural, multi-use, and northern isolated sub-categories. |
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Rural Mid Regional Health Authorities (RHAs)
See Mid Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) glossary term. |
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Rural Regional Health Authorities (RHAs)
All Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) excluding Winnipeg and Brandon, classified by postal code. |
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Rural South Regional Health Authorities (RHAs)
An aggregate geographical area, co-developed by MCHP and The Need To Know Team for use in MCHP research, which includes all of the Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) in the rural south area of Manitoba, except t... |
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