Description of ICES databases
| Name of database | Content of database |
| Canadian Institute for Health Information–Discharge Abstract Database (CIHI-DAD) | Patient-level demographic, diagnostic, procedural and treatment information on all acute care hospitalisations. |
| Canadian Institute for Health Information– National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (CIHI-NACRS) | Patient-level demographic, diagnostic, procedural and treatment information for all hospital-based and community-based ambulatory care. |
| Client Agency Program Enrollment Database (CAPE) | Information regarding enrolment of individuals with primary care practitioners, teams and networks. |
| ICES-derived Cohorts | Validated cohorts of individuals with specific diseases and conditions. These include: the Ontario Congestive Heart Failure Database (CHF)54; Ontario Dementia Database (DEMENTIA)55; Ontario Diabetes Database (ODD)56; and Ontario Hypertension Dataset (HYPER).57 58 |
| ICES Physician Database (IPDB) | Characteristics of physicians and surgeons licenced to practice in Ontario. |
| Ontario Cancer Registry (OCR) | Patient-level demographic, cancer diagnosis and cancer-related mortality information. |
| Ontario Continuing Care Reporting System (CCRS) | Demographic, clinical, functional and resource utilisation information on individuals receiving hospital-based complex continuing care services. |
| Ontario Drug Benefit Program Database (ODB) | Records of dispensed outpatient prescriptions paid for by the provincial government. |
| Ontario Health Insurance Plan Claims History Database (OHIP) | Claims for physician services paid for by the provincial government. |
| Ontario Health Insurance Plan Registered Persons Database (RPDB) | Demographic, place of residence and vital status information for all persons eligible to receive insured heath services in the province. |
| Ontario Home Care Database (HCD) | Patient-level demographic, diagnostic, procedural and treatment information on all home care visits. |
| Ontario Mental Health Reporting System Database (OMHRS) | Patient-level demographic, diagnostic, procedural and treatment information on all adult inpatient mental health visits. |
| Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Institution Information System | Ontario healthcare institution information. |
| Resident Assessment Instrument—Contact Assessment (RAI-CA) | Patient-level demographics, diagnosis and treatment information used to guide intake of patients into home care services. |
| Resident Assessment Instrument—Home Care (RAI-HC) | Contains data that assess the care and needs of adult patients in hospital and community settings for in-home and placement services. |
| Statistics Canada Census Postal Code Conversion File | Information on rural residence and income quintiles of residents. |