Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
New Zealand
Publishing Organisation
Health Quality & Safety Commission: Quality and Safety Markers
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Setting-Specific Domain
Falls and Major Injuries
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients with a hospital-acquired pressure injury.
Numerator
Number of patients with a hospital-acquired pressure injury.
Denominator
Number of admissions
Exclusions
Patients in emergency departments, day-stay patients, patients on last-days-of-life pathways, patients in delivery suites, and patients in acute mental health units.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
By district and/or regions.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Hospitals report to the Health Quality and Safety Commission New Zealand
Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods
Online quality and safety marker (QSM) dashboard
Reporting Frequency
Quarterly
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Domain
Pressure Injuries
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
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
Yes
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Yes. Data exists, with high coverage.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
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Date Modified 10 June 2026