There are various reasons why health data are not reported in Ontario.
Codes for reasons data are not reported |
What they mean |
LV (Low Volume) |
Number is too small to report. For the protection of patient privacy, these volumes are too low to report (between 1 and 5 cases). The exception is for hospital patient safety, where volumes are too low to report when they're between 1 and 4 cases |
NV (No Visits) |
No (zero) cases or visits during the reporting period. The facility/home/provider provides this health service, but there were no patients receiving the service during the reporting period |
ST (Stability) |
Data point is not precise. The data are not stable (meaning the estimate is not precise enough to report) |
NS (No Service) |
No service was provided for the reporting period. The facility/home/provider did not offer this particular health service (e.g., hip replacement) in this period and/or the facility/home/provider is not required to report |
NR (Not Required) |
Not required to report. The facility/home/provider does usually report, but was exempted from public reporting for this period (e.g., a long-term care home that just opened or closed) |
NC (Not Compliant) |
Facility did not report data. The facility/home/provider is required to report, but was non-compliant in this reporting period (e.g., missed their submission deadline) |
RI (Reporting Issues) |
Reporting or data quality issues. The facility/home/provider did not meet the data quality criteria for reporting purposes |
ND (No Data) |
Data are unavailable. The data are either not available due to small sample size or are too unreliable to report |
Other reasons data are not reported include:
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Data may not be available for Time to First Surgical Appointment for the selected surgeries and procedures because the data are reported annually, and there is not yet a complete year of data
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Facility may not perform surgery and procedure at certain priority levels for selected reporting periods