NDFP > Demographics

Entity

Data Element

Definition

Format

Valid Values

Purpose and Use

Change

Demographics

OHIN Number

Ontario Health Insurance Number

CHARACTER(10)

Numeric values only, even though the data is sent as character.

Primary patient identifier. Collected as unique identification of patients when reimbursement claims are processed.

It may also be used for analysis of NDFP data and linking NDFP data to other databases for the purpose of outcome analysis.

Demographics

Patient Surname

Patient surname

CHARACTER(20)

N/A

Collected as a secondary patient identifier to further identify unique patient records.

Demographics

Patient First Name

Patient first name

CHARACTER(15)

N/A

Collected as a secondary patient identifier to further identify unique patient records.

Demographics

Patient Birth Date

Patient date of birth

DATE

standard of care arm, experimental arm, blinded / unknown

Collected to further identify unique patient records. Correct date-of-birth data can help distinguish between patient records for which there is no other identifying information. Age-related parameters sometimes apply to eligibility criteria. This data also supports data analysis and system planning. 

Demographics

Patient Sex

Patient sex.

CHARACTER(1)

F/M/Other

Used to determine patient eligibility. This data also supports data analysis and system planning.

Demographics

Postal Code

Patient postal code

CHARACTER(6)

Valid Ontario postal code (i.e., starts with K, L, M)

Collected for analytical and planning purposes. A postal code allows drug utilization patterns to be reflected regionally or geographically.  

Demographics

Facility Patient ID

Unique patient ID number at treating facility (i.e., hospital chart #)

CHARACTER(10)

N/A

Collected as another method of identifying patients. Proper identification helps to avoid the duplication of treatment records, etc.