Percentage of Patients on Warfarin That Receive Written Information Regarding Warfarin Management Prior to Discharge

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC): National Quality Use of Medicines Indicators for Australian Hospitals (2014)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Communication

Defining Attributes

Definition

Discharged on warfarin refers to all patients who will continue taking warfarin following discharge from hospital. This includes patients whose therapy is newly initiated as well as those who were established on warfarin prior to hospital admission. Written medicine information could include the following: • provision of a warfarin booklet for tracking warfarin therapy and INR results • update of an existing warfarin booklet to record INR results during the hospital stay • instructions for INR testing and review after discharge • other purpose-designed educational tools. Provision of written warfarin information must be explicitly documented in the medical record

Numerator

Number of patients discharged on warfarin that receive written information regarding warfarin management prior to discharge

Denominator

Number of patients discharged on warfarin in sample

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods

Medical records and medication charts

Frequency of Data Collection
The National QUM Indicators are designed for data collection as part of local quality improvement activities, for use by clinicians involved in hospital medication management, especially doctors, nurses, and pharmacists. The indicators may provide evidence for accreditation purposes.
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods

Recommended for local quality improvement processes. Not regularly reported at national level.

Reporting Frequency
Ad libitum
Reporting Frequency in Days
1
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care and NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group Inc. (2014), National Quality Use of Medicines Indicators for Australian Hospitals. ACSQHC, Sydney www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/migrated/SAQ127NationalQUMIndicatorsV14-FINAL-D14-39602.pdf page 90

Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025