Dementia Monitoring
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Age-friendly health systems (AFHS) framework
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Interventions to Promote Cognition, Independence and Wellbeing
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease on the list of their active problems who have had a dementia counselling billing claim in the last year
Numerator
Number in the denominator who have had a dementia counselling billing claim in the last year
Denominator
Number of patients with a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease on the list of their active problems
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Primary Health Network (PHN)'s electronic medical record (EMR).
Frequency of Data Collection
Continuous
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Berish, D., Husser, E., Knecht-Fredo, J., Sabol, J., Garrow, G., Hupcey, J., & Fick, D. (2023). Collaborating toward equity in Pennsylvania: The Age-Friendly Care, PA project. Health Services Research, 58(S1), 78-88. doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.14073
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
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025