Outcome Benchmark: 120 Day Follow up

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings

Care Transitions

Country

United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man

Publishing Organisation

Royal College of Physicians: National Falls and Fragility Audit Programme

Type of Quality Indicator

Process

IOM Quality Dimension

Effectiveness

Domain

Follow-Up

Defining Attributes

Definition

Outcome benchmark: 120 day follow up

Numerator

Denominator

Exclusions

Use of Risk Adjustment

Risk Adjustments

Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection

Standardised clinical data

Data Collection Methods

National Hip Fracture Database - a clinically led web-based audit of hip fracture care and secondary prevention in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It collects data on all patients admitted to hospital with hip and femoral fractures aiming to improve their care through auditing which is fed back to hospitals through targeted reports and online reporting.

Frequency of Data Collection

Annually

Frequency of Data Collection in Days

365

Reporting Methods

Reported in National Hip Fracture Database annual report www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/national-hip-fracture-database-nhfd and on website (www.nhfd.co.uk/20/NHFDcharts.nsf/fmbenchmarks?ReadForm&report=outcomes)

Reporting Frequency

Annually

Reporting Frequency in Days

365

Indicator Has Recommended Targets

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

www.nhfd.co.uk/20/NHFDcharts.nsf/fmbenchmarks?readform&report=outcomes&year=2022 Reported at: www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/national-hip-fracture-database-nhfd www.nhfd.co.uk/20/NHFDcharts.nsf/fmbenchmarks?ReadForm&report=outcomes

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

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

31 March 2026