Max Rady College of Medicine
Term: Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2010-11-05
Definition:
A data file maintained by Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) containing information about almost every case that is discharged from an acute care hospital in Canada. CIHI uses these data to assign individual cases to case mix groups (CMGs™) and to calculate the appropriate resource intensity weight (RIW™) to every case.
For more information on the DAD see:
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CIHI Web Site - DAD Metadata at:
https://www.cihi.ca/en/types-of-care/hospital-care/acute-care/dad-metadata
- the MCHP Data Repository Hospital Abstracts Data Description for more information on how the DAD is incorporated into the MCHP Data Repository Hospital Abstracts data.
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Related terms
- Acute Care Hospitals
- Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
- Case Mix Groups (CMG™)
- Hospital Abstracts Data
- Resource Intensity Weights (RIW™)
- Service Codes
References
- Finlayson G, Reimer J, Dahl M, Stargardter M, McGowan K. The Direct Cost of Hospitalizations in Manitoba, 2005/06. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2009. [Report] [Summary] [Additional Materials] (View)
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