Term: Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) Data

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Glossary Definition

Last Updated: 2015-07-30

Definition:

The Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) is a pan-Canadian multi-disease public and population health surveillance system. The CPCSSN data is comprised of electronic medical record (EMR) information collected from participating primary care providers. Data includes patient characteristics, diagnoses, lab testing, provider information, risk factors and vaccinations. The MCHP Data Repository contains Manitoba data only from the Manitoba Primary Care Research Network (MaPCReN), a node of the CPCSSN.

For more information on CPCSSN data, see the:

• Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) 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 – Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network - [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 

• Primary Care

Links 

• Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) Web Site
• MCHP Data Repository - Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network Data Description