Percentage of Patients That Are Reviewed by a Clinical Pharmacist Within One Day of Admission
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Patients refers to all patients admitted for at least 24 hours. Review by a clinical pharmacist means there is explicit documentation by the pharmacist on the medication chart or in the medical record demonstrating that review has occurred. Within one day of admission means documentation of clinical pharmacist review was signed and dated by the end of the next calendar day after admission.
Numerator
Number of patients reviewed by a clinical pharmacist within one day of admission
Denominator
Number of patients in sample
Exclusions
Patients with a length of stay in hospital less than 24 hours.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Medical records, medication management plans or reconciliation forms and medication charts.
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 108