Term: Urgent Care - 3M/National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS) Data

Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2014-06-24

Definition:

The Urgent Care - National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS) data contains information on urgent care services (NACRS data submission level 3) delivered at the Misericordia Health Centre in Winnipeg, including admission, discharge and transfers (ADT), and triage data.

For more information on the Urgent Care - National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS) data, see the:

• Urgent Care (NACRS) Data Description that contains a brief summary of the content of the data set and information on the Source Agency, Purpose, Years, Type, Size, Data Level, Components, Scope, Data Collection Method, Data Highlights, Data Cautions, Access Requirements, More Information, and Last Updated date;
  
  
• MCHP Metadata Repository - Urgent Care (NACRS) - [Internal Access Only] - for technical and programming related information, including an Overview, Data Model, Data Quality, Data Dictionary, Documents and Reports, and Blog.

Related terms 

• Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
• Emergency / Urgent Care Data
• Emergency Department (ED)
• National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
• National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS) Data
• Urgent Care (UC) Centre

Links 

• CIHI Web Site - National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS) Metadata
• MCHP Data Repository - Urgent Care / NACRS Data Description

References 

• Doupe M, Kozyrskyj A, Soodeen R, Derksen S, Burchill C, Huq S. An Initial Analysis of Emergency Departments and Urgent Care in Winnipeg. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2008. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)