Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Hospitalisations
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
This indicator measures the age-standardised acute care hospitalisation rate for conditions where appropriate ambulatory care prevents or reduces the need for admission to hospital.
Numerator
Total number of acute care hospitalisations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in patients younger than age 75.
Denominator
Total mid-year population younger than age 75.
Exclusions
Records with discharge at death. Newborn, stillbirth or cadaveric donor records.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Direct standardisation, age-adjusted
Stratifications
By age group, recorded sex or gender, urban versus rural/remote, ambulatory care sensitive condition category and reporting level: National, Province/Territory, Region, Neighbourhood Income Quintile.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Human Metabolome Database (HMBD)
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Online tool: Your Health System