The number of emergency department visits per 1,000 patients for minor conditions which are unlikely to need hospital admission for treatment.

The total number of ED visits classified as minor, among visits with a Canadian Triage Acuity Score (CTAS) of 4 (less urgent) or 5 (non-urgent).

The total number of patients in a zone or primary care network.

Visits to urgent care centres or other ambulatory care facilities  Duplicate records  Records with invalid/missing data (e.g. personal health number, discharge date)  Records with a missing time stamp  Visits to the ED that is as a result of injury (i.e. ICD-9 or ICD-10 diagnostic codes beginning with the letter 'S' or 'T').  Visits to the ED with the first 3 digits of the ICD-9 or ICD-10 diagnostic (DXCDODE1) not in the criteria above.

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1. Overall 2. By how consistently patients use the same family doctor (doctor continuity over a three year period): High (80% or greater), Moderate (50% to 79%) or Low (Less than 50%). 3. By day of week/time of day: Monday to Friday, 7AM to 5PM, Monday to Friday, 5-9PM, and Saturday-Sunday, 7AM-5PM or All other hours (overnight, weekend evenings, stat holidays).

National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS); Alberta Health Physician Claims; Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP) Registry

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