Medical assistance in dying

Key links

Reports:

Medical Assistance in Dying: Information Needs for Health Systems and Public Reporting — Discussion Forum Report (PDF)

Medical Assistance in Dying: Key Priorities and Opportunities — Proceedings Report (PDF)

Medical Assistance in Dying: A Framework for Mapping Information Needs (PDF)

Bulletin: MAID Coding and Abstracting Direction (PDF)

Video: Canadian seniors and medical assistance in dying (video)

Contact:

classifications@cihi.ca

As a leader in health information in Canada, AV�� is committed to working with the federal, provincial and territorial governments to support comparable reporting on medical assistance in dying (MAID).

MAID data can be used to inform health policy, evaluate health systems’ responses, assist end-of-life care research and support a better understanding of patient and provider experiences.

AV�� is committed to working with MAID leaders from across the country to support pan-Canadian measurement of medical assistance in dying.

Partnerships and collaboration

AV�� will work collaboratively to

Establish standards and data quality
Improve data collection
Promote comparable reporting and actionable analysis

A product of AV��’s collaborative work to date, the MAID Information Needs Framework (PDF) facilitates the exploration of MAID-related health system information needs.

Coding and abstracting

Information gaps related to medical assistance in dying, including changes required to coding and abstracting, were identified by working with key stakeholders. Interim coding direction is available for 2016–2017 and 2017–2018 data. In 2018–2019, new ICD-10-CA/CCI codes and related standards and abstracting changes will be available.

MAID data at AV��

Information regarding MAID is collected in AV��’s clinical administrative databases: the Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) and the National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS). There is also potential for collection in other data holdings.