Radiation Treatment Wait Times
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Wait and System Planning / Access
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients within a province who received their first radiation therapy within the benchmark (28 days) from the date they were ready to be treated.
Numerator
Number of adults who received the first radiation therapy within 28 days (4 weeks) from the date they were ready to be treated. Includes oncology planning time.
Denominator
Number of adults who received their first radiation therapy.
Exclusions
Excludes patient unavailable time.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By province/territory.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Provincial Wait Times Registry.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025