Abstract Databases

Originally developed in 1963, the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) captures administrative, clinical and demographic information on hospital discharges (including deaths, sign-outs and transfers). Some provinces and territories in addition use the DAD to capture day surgery.

Data extracted from the father is employed to populate other CIHI databases, including

Data Source

Information is obtained directly from acute care facilities or from their particular health/regional authority or ministry/department of health. Facilities in every provinces and territories except Quebec are required to report.

Information from Quebec is posted to CIHI right because of the ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec. This information is appended to your father to create a healthcare facility Morbidity Database (HMDB).

Addition of C-HOBIC data set

The Canadian wellness Outcomes for Better Suggestions and Care (C-HOBIC) information ready is targeted on obtaining standardized evidence-based clinical result data in acute and non-acute options for inclusion in electric wellness documents (EHRs) in Canada. Including this data set into 2 unique task industries regarding the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) provides standardised patient-centred clinical effects information from severe care to aid the collection and evaluation of clinical outcomes, health system usage and gratification reporting.

Information Coverage

Contains demographic, administrative and clinical data on all separations (except for stillbirths and cadaveric donors) from intense inpatient facilities in most provinces and regions except Quebec.

See databases for information about Quebec.

Also includes demographic, administrative and medical information on all-patient separations from time surgery services in some provinces and territories.

Information Access

Data is available for these fiscal years on request:

• Most recent 12 months: 2014–2015 (by August fifth, 2015)

Classification

Since 2001–2002, some provinces and regions began using ICD-10-CA and CCI to code diagnoses and treatments in hospital separations reported to the DAD. Since 2004–2005, all father records have-been reported in ICD-10-CA and CCI; prior to that, ICD-9, CCP and ICD-9-CM were utilized.

ICD-10-CA and CCI Documents

Historic Documents

Papers from 2001 to 2009 can be obtained on demand.

Data Elements

The father includes demographic, administrative and clinical information for