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Table 2 Administrative dataset variables (Patients)

From: Enhancing screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment among socioeconomically disadvantaged patients: study protocol for a knowledge exchange intervention involving patients and physicians

Addiction treatment services

• Start/completion of detoxification program

 

• Start/completion of residential treatment  program

 

• Start/discontinuation of opioid dependency  program

 

• Start/completion of outpatient addiction  programming

 

• Primary substance for which treatment   was sought

Ambulatory health services

• Service date and time

 

• Triage level

 

• Disposition

 

• Major Ambulatory Category code   (high level diagnostic grouping)

 

• Ambulance transport (yes or no)

Inpatient health services

• Service date and time

 

• Admit category (elective, urgent)

 

• Length of stay

 

• Disposition

 

• Resource Intensity Weight

 

• Case Mix Group