Medication Reconciliation
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of clients whose medication list has been reconciled against the service's patient health record.
Numerator
Number of clients in the population or sample whose medication list has been reconciled against the service's patient health record.
Denominator
All clients in the population or sample.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
This indicator may be calculated in relation to a reference period, or at a specific time point (e.g. an audit). Also, the indicator may be derived for all clients, or for a sample.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
The national set of practice-level indicators of safety and quality is designed for voluntary inclusion in quality improvement strategies at the local practice or service level. It is intended that primary health care services will choose a 'local bundle' of indicators from the national indicator set as a tool to assess and monitor the service's improvement in different dimensions of quality, and particular aspects of care, pathways or conditions. The components of a local bundle of indicators may vary over time, depending on local circumstances, priorities for quality improvement, patient needs, and concurrent state and national reporting obligations applicable to the service.
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 2012, Practice-level indicators of safety and quality for primary health care specification, ACSQHC, Sydney. page 81 www.safetyandquality.gov.au/publications-and-resources/resource-library/practice-level-indicators-safety-and-quality-primary-health-care-specification-2012