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==Purpose and Mission==
==Purpose and Mission==
The database has been used for quality control, administrative support and medical research. Any research involving our data has first to be approved by the steering committee, and by the University of Manitoba Research Ethics Board if appropriate.
Mission Statement Medicine and Critical Care Database  April 7, 2008
   
 
The collection of medical data at the WRHA department of medicine and critical care sites for the purpose of administration, research and quality improvement purposes.
 
To that end the following services are provided:
 
*Provide aggregate data for the purpose of monitoring capacity utilization, diagnostics, work load, and outcome trends.
*Prepare standardized monthly reports are to be available within one month of the reporting period and quarterly reports within 6 weeks of the quarter end.
*Coordinate the collection of data and manage the raw data
*Maintain the quality of the date to ensure the most accurate possible representation of a patient’s medical condition, outcomes and hospital stay.
*Ensure patient data is available within two weeks of patient discharge 95% of the time.
*To support administrators and researchers by filling basic data requests within two weeks of the request and within one month for request that require data analysis.
*To use the data collector resources to support special project data collection requests.
 
The medicine and critical care database team is directed by the Medicine and Critical Care Database Steering Committee represented by:
*Dan Roberts
*Trish Ostryzniuk
*Betty Lou Rock
*Bruce Light
*Julie Mojica
*Allan Garland
*Tina Tenbergen
*Linda Hathout
 
The steering committee members are responsible for the Medicine and Critical Care Database and provide guidance and leadership for it.
 
*Dan Roberts chairs the steering committee.
*Dan Roberts, Betty Lou Rock and Bruce Light are responsible for the approval of projects and data requests and confirming that appropriate ethics approval is obtained when necessary.
*Trish Ostryzniuk is responsible for the management and training of the data collectors.
*Julie Mojica is responsible for aggregate data reporting and statistical analysis.
*Tina Tenbergen is responsible for data compilation, transference and storage.
*Allan Garland attends as a critical care advisor  
*Linda Hathout attends as an advisor on process and quality
 
==Data we collect==
==Data we collect==
We collect data for all [[Critical Care |Critical Care]] (ICU) patients in Winnipeg, and for Internal Medicine patients on specific wards at the following hospitals:
We collect data for all [[Critical Care |Critical Care]] (ICU) patients in Winnipeg, and for Internal Medicine patients on specific wards at the following hospitals: