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CIHI is responsible for many databases and registries that capture information across the continuum of health care services in Canada. This information supports research and analysis for planning and policy making purposes. A detailed statement of purpose is included in the full description of each data holding. All CIHI's data holdings are subject to strict privacy and confidentiality principles set out in CIHI Principles and Policies for the Protection of Health Information. Click on any of the links below for further information on the database, related publications, availability of data, and contact information.

  • Canadian Joint Replacement Registry (CJRR) - captures information on hip and knee joint replacements performed in Canada and follows joint replacement patients over time.
  • Canadian Organ Replacement Register (CORR) - records information on the level of activity and outcomes of vital organ transplantation and renal dialysis activities in Canada.
  • Continuing Care Reporting System (CCRS) - contains demographic, administrative and clinical data for residents in facility-based continuing care in Canada.
  • Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) - contains demographic, administrative and clinical data for hospital discharges (inpatient acute, chronic, rehabilitation) and day surgeries in Canada.
  • Home Care Reporting System (HCRS) - contains demographic, administrative and clinical data for clients receiving home care services in Canada.
  • Hospital Mental Health Database (HMHDB) - contains demographic and medical diagnosis information for inpatient hospital stays for mental health disorders in Canada.
  • Hospital Morbidity Database (HMDB) - contains a count of cases separated (discharge or death) from a hospital, by primary diagnoses, for all provinces and territories.
  • National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS) - includes data for all hospital-based and community-based ambulatory care: day surgery, outpatient clinics and emergency departments. Currently contains Ontario emergency data only.
  • National Rehabilitation Reporting System (NRS) - A national health information system for adult inpatient rehabilitation services.
  • National System for Incident Reporting (NSIR) - a new reporting system to capture and share medication incident data from Canadian hospitals.
  • National Prescription Drug Utilization Information System (NPDUIS) - A pan-Canadian information system housing information related to Drug Benefit Formularies, drug claims, drug plans and population statistics. 
  • National Trauma Registry (NTR) - contains demographic, diagnostic and procedural information on all admissions to acute care hospitals in Canada due to injury.
  • OECD Health Database (Canadian Segment) (OECD) - CIHI and Statistics Canada maintain the Canadian segment of the OECD Health Database, which includes information on health care utilization among member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
  • Ontario Mental Health Reporting System. Will contain demographic, administrative and clinical data for clients receiving inpatient mental health care in Ontario. (OMHRS)
  • Ontario Trauma Registry (OTR) - contains demographic, diagnostic and procedural data on all admissions to acute care hospitals in Ontario due to injury, plus detailed data on major trauma, and data on all deaths in Ontario due to injury.
  • Therapeutic Abortions Database (TADB) - contains basic demographic and medical information related to Canadian patients obtaining therapeutic abortions in Canada and some American states.

eReports

Several of these databases are supported by CIHI's eReport applications. These secure, Web-based reporting products facilitate value-added access and utilization of Health Services data.

eManagement

  • Jurisdictions, facilities and other organizations that submit data to DAD, NACRS, CCRS, NRS, HCRS and/or OMHRS can monitor submissions for each individual data holding or view all of them at a glance using eManagement Reports. This web-based reporting tool provides access to summary information on data submissions that is available at the site, regional and provincial/territorial levels enabling comparisons within and across jurisdictions.

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Page last updated October 5, 2009