MED-ECHO data summarizes hospital stays in Quebec related to the effects or sequelae of an accident. The summary presents the number of departures, total stay, and average stay, broken down by external cause codes and time between accident and admission. This data is produced by the Régie de l'assurance Maladie du Québec from the MED-ECHO database and covers all of Quebec.
Use Cases
- Analyze healthcare system burden based on total stay duration for accident sequelae.
- Compare average length of stay based on external cause codes of the accident.
- Model hospital admission patterns based on time between accident and admission.
- Assess regional healthcare needs based on data covering all of Quebec.
Strengths
- Data covers the entire province of Quebec.
- Compiled from the authoritative MED-ECHO database by the Régie de l'assurance Maladie du Québec.
- Includes breakdowns by external cause codes and time between accident and admission.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to Quebec-only coverage.
Provenance
- Source
- Régie de l'assurance Maladie du Québec
- Collection Method
- Compiled by hospitals from the MED-ECHO database.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:48:35.519441; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Quebec, Canada