Data Asset Details
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
- PHIPA Role
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Prescribed Entity (PE)
- Statement of Purpose
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The purpose of this dataset is to securely store diagnostic and treatment information about patients who have received outpatient surgery or selected other treatments (chemotherapy, emergency department visits, dialysis, and cardiology) in Ontario hospitals.
- Need for Personal Health Information (PHI)
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PHI is required to track outpatients and permit quality improvement and health planning services.
- Why De-identified and/or Aggregate Information will not Serve the Identified Purpose
- PHI-level data is required for data linkage.
- Data Types
- Data Provider
Last Updated: April 07, 2026
