Ratio of Acute Care Hospital Deaths (With a Cancer Diagnosis) to Cancer Mortality Cases
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The ratio of the number of acute-care hospital deaths for patients diagnosed with cancer to the total number of cancer deaths. Knowing where cancer patients die is important because it enables better understanding of health system resource allocation.
Numerator
Number of acute-care hospital deaths for adult patients diagnosed with cancer
Denominator
Total (projected) number of deaths due to cancer
Exclusions
Patients aged <18 Deaths recorded in places other than an acute care hospital
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Overall Sex Age group (18-29, 30-59,60-69, 70-79, 80+) Cancer type (Lung, Colorectal, Pancreas, Leukaemia, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, All others)
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Data obtained from Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Discharge Abstract Database, Canadian Cancer Society and Canadian Cancer Statistics.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. Person-Centred Perspective Indicators in Canada: Palliative and End-of-Life Care Palliative, 2017. See: s22457.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Palliative-and-end-of-life-care-reference-report-EN.pdf