There are various reasons why health data is not reported in Ontario.
Reasons for data not reported (code) |
What this means |
Number is too small to report (LV) |
For the protection of patient privacy, these volumes are too low to report (between 1 and 5 cases). The exception is for hospital patient safety, where volumes are too low to report when they're between 1 and 4 cases. |
No (zero) cases or visits during the reporting period (NV) |
The facility/home/provider provides this health service, but there were no patients receiving the service during the reporting period |
| Data point is not precise (ST) |
The data is not stable (meaning the estimate is not precise enough to report) |
| No service is provided for reporting period (NS) |
The facility/home/provider did not offer this particular health service (e.g. hip replacement) in this period and/or the Facility/home/provider is not required to report. |
| Not Required to report(NR) |
The facility/home/provider does usually report, but was exempted from public reporting for this period (e.g. a long-term care home that just opened or closed) |
| Facility did not report data (NC) |
The facility/home/provider is required to report, but was non-compliant in this reporting period (e.g. missed their submission deadline) |
Reporting or data quality issues (RI) |
The facility/home/provider did not meet the data quality criteria for reporting purposes |
Other reasons for data not reported include:
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Data may not be available for Time to First Surgical Appointment for the selected surgeries and procedures because the data is reported annually, and there is not yet a complete year of data
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Facility may not perform surgery and procedure at certain priority levels for selected reporting periods