Percentage of Patients Who Receive Written and Verbal Information on Regular Psychotropic Medicines Initiated During Their Admission
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Setting-Specific Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients who received written and verbal information on the last newly initiated regular psychotropic medicine initiated during their hospital admission. Regular psychotropic medicines initiated during their admission means the last regular psychotropic medicines initiated for the patient during their hospital admission. This medicine may or may not have been continued on discharge. Psychotropic medicines include anticholinergics, antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics, hypnotics, mood stabilisers and sedatives and any other medicines used for psychotropic effects.
Numerator
Number of patients who received written and verbal information on the last newly initiated regular psychotropic medicine initiated during their hospital admission
Denominator
Number of patients in sample initiated on one or more new regular psychotropic medicines during their hospital admission
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Medical and pharmacy records including discharge documentation.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Recommended for local quality improvement processes. Not regularly reported at national level.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
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 120