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Over the last few months, several improvements have been made to the platform to increase its performance and functionality. These changes include new data holdings added this year, existing data holdings refreshed with the most current information, and other upgrades completed as of today. 

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Latest Changes to HDPBC - April 2025

Published on April 7, 2025

Data updates.

Changes to data holdings: Last month, we introduced several updates to the data holdings columns to support desktop features and enhance the quality of project research.

  • In the Client Roster CR_SN_CLNTRSTFYR table, the column ATTCHD_GP_PRAC_LABEL was removed, as it serves as a system key. A new column, ATTCHD_GP_PRAC_BLLG_NUM_e, was added to enable linkage between CR_SN_CLNTRSTFYR and HI_PRAC.PRAC_KEY_e
  • In Geography, two columns were added: CLHA_CD and CLHA_NAME.
  • In Healthideas Common and Reference Dimensions (HI) HI_FCTY table, an additional column was added: SECONDARY_ANON_ID. SECONDARY_ANON_ID can be linked to SECONDARY_HDP_ID in HI_OTHER_GEOG. It can be used as a key to join facility data with geography dimension.

 

Data refreshes.

If your project previously accessed any of these data sets, the updated information will be automatically reflected.

  • Vital Events - Birth (VEB)
  • Vital Events - Death (VED)
  • Vital Events - Stillbirth (VES)
  • National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
  • Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI)
  • Medical Services Plan (MSP)
  • COVID-19 Lab Test Data (PLIS COVID)
  • Surgical Wait Times (SWT)
  • Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)
  • Home and Community Care Minimum Reporting Requirements (HCC MRR)
  • Medical Imaging Wait Times (MIWT)
  • PharmaNet (PNET)
  • Population Extrapolation for Organizational Planning with Less Error (PEOPLE)
  • Healthideas Common and Reference Dimensions (HI)
  • Client Roster (CR) Snapshot

For metadata information on the current datasets, please visit Data Sets.

 

New data sets available in HDPBC
While there are no new data sets to share at this time, efforts are underway to bring new data to HDPBC in early 2025. 
Please see the ‘Upcoming Data’ section below for more details.

 

The above data sets are now available to be requested for new project via Data Access Request form (DAR), or for the existing projects via Project Amendment Form.

 

Did you know...

Effective March 19, 2025, for most team member changes, the approval from the Principal Applicant is the final approval prior to being processed. This means the elimination of approvals from: the Organizational Designate, and Secretariat (including, if applicable, Council).

This change is exclusive of:

  • changes to the project Principal Applicant, and
  • team members with a new organizational affiliation, not previously stated or considered on the approval project application.

 

Upcoming data.

HDPBC is actively bringing valuable data to the platform. The following data sets are currently under development and will be progressively integrated into HDPBC in the coming months. 

New Data Holding: CIHI Population Grouping Methodology and CPOP Diagnosis Codes (CPOP)

 

Other updates.
None at this time.

 

We believe these updates will significantly enhance your workflow and productivity. If you have any questions or feedback about these changes, please reach out to us at MoHAnalytics@gov.bc.ca.