Dementia – High Risk of Dementia (Identify Patients and Consider Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease, Age, Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Australia Sydney North Health Network (SNHN) Dementia Quality Improvement Program (DQIP)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Diagnosis
Defining Attributes
Definition
Dementia – High Risk of Dementia (Identify patients and consider diabetes, cardiovascular disease, age, diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment)
Numerator
Number of patients at high Risk of Dementia (Identify patients and consider diabetes, cardiovascular disease, age, diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment)
Denominator
Number of patients
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods
Clinical database audits
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
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
No
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
Actions
Date Modified 23 July 2025