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Collecting a
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health card
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information is now mandatory for submitting the MHA PDS. What does this mean?
In PDS 1.0, the "health card number" field is optional. In PDS 2.0, which will be rolled out after March 2025,
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collecting health card
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information will be mandatory. In order to have the client record be submitted to Ontario Health, the Health Service Provider will need to enter:
- A valid health card number, OR
- Indicate the reason why a health card number could not be provided; standard response options for missing health card numbers will be included as part of PDS 2.0 (e.g. client did not want to provide, client did not have a health card).
If the " health card number " field information is left completely blank, the record will not be submitted to Ontario Health and will therefore be excluded from any provincial analysis. The more complete client records that are submitted to Ontario Health gives both Health Service Providers and Ontario Health a better sense of service utilization and outcomes, and can better inform service planning and delivery. Further, by collecting OHIP numbers, Ontario Health and Health Service Providers will be able to map the client journey across the health care continuum (including primary care, other community care and acute/emergency care), and provide more informed care in all settings.
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