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AVÐÇÇò Portal Release Notes: Release 19.2

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The AVÐÇÇò Portal team is pleased to announce the successful completion of Release 19.2. The highlights of this release include the following updates to Portal DAD and Portal NACRS.

AVÐÇÇò Portal: Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)

  • Updated 2023–2024 DAD data, grouped with the 2023 Case Mix Group+ (CMG+) and Comprehensive Ambulatory Classification System (CACS) methodologies
  • Added new 2024–2025 DAD data and removed 2017–2018 data
  • Added new 2024 CMG+ and CACS methodologies and removed 2022 CMG+ and CACS methodologies
  • Regrouped 2019–2020 to 2022–2023 historical data and open-year 2023–2024 data, and grouped 2024–2025 data with the 2024 CMG+ and CACS methodologies

Notes

  • Open-year data can change with each release, until the final release. 
  • You can choose a specific methodology by filtering on the Methodology Year attribute, which you can find here: DAD\2. DAD Discharge Analysis\Attributes\1. Case Mix. The Methodology Year prompt is also embedded in the AVÐÇÇò Blank Report, which allows you to select a specific methodology when designing a report.
  • AVÐÇÇò Portal contains DAD abstracts of Institution Type 1 (Acute Inpatient Care) or A (Day Surgery) that were submitted to and accepted by AVÐÇÇò by 11:59 p.m. ET on the third business day of the month.

AVÐÇÇò Portal: National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)

  • Updated 2023–2024 NACRS data, grouped with the 2023 CACS methodology
  • Added new 2024–2025 NACRS data and removed 2017–2018 data
  • Added new 2024 CACS methodology and removed 2022 CACS methodology
    Regrouped 2019–2020 to 2022–2023 historical data and open-year 2023–2024 data, and grouped 2024–2025 data with the 2024 CACS methodology

Notes

  • Open-year data can change with each release, until the final release. 
  • You can choose a specific methodology by filtering on the Methodology Year attribute, which you can find here: NACRS\4. NACRS Discharge Analysis\Attributes\1. CACS. The Methodology Year prompt is also embedded in the AVÐÇÇò Blank Report, which allows you to select a specific methodology when designing a report.
  • AVÐÇÇò Portal contains all NACRS abstracts (levels 1, 2 and 3) that were submitted to and accepted by AVÐÇÇò by 11:59 p.m. ET on the third business day of the month.
  • The Submission Level attribute (found in NACRS Discharge Analysis\Attributes\6. Submission Level) can be used to filter and/or display all abstracts (levels 1, 2 and 3) currently available for reporting within AVÐÇÇò Portal.
    Please see the NACRS Abstracting Manual for information on the NACRS reporting levels and the differences between them.

How to cite:

Canadian Institute for Health Information. AVÐÇÇò Portal Release Notes: Release 19.2. Accessed October 22, 2024.

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