Percentage of Postoperative Patients That Are Given a Written Pain Management Plan at Discharge AND a Copy Is Communicated to the Primary Care Clinician

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

Effectiveness

Setting-Specific Domain

Communication

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of postoperative patients that are given a written pain management plan at discharge AND a copy is communicated to the primary care clinician

Numerator

Number of postoperative patients that were given a written pain management plan at discharge AND a copy was communicated to the primary care clinician

Denominator

Number of postoperative patients in sample

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment

Risk Adjustments

Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection

Electronic/paper chart records

Data Collection Methods

Medical records, operating theatre lists and discharge referral documentation

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

Reporting Methods

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

Reporting Frequency

Ad libitum

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 78

Technical Specifications

Link to Measurement Tools

Domain

Not Assigned

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

Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)

Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed

Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?

Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.

Identified by PHARMA-Care Project

Upload Date

23 July 2025