Completed Medication Review on Admission and Following an Inpatient Fall
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Scotland
Publishing Organisation
Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP) Acute Adult
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Setting-Specific Domain
Medications and Medication Management
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of records with completed medication review on admission to clinical area and following an inpatient fall.
Numerator
Number of admissions with completed medication review on admission to clinical area and following an inpatient fall.
Denominator
Number of records examined.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods
Sample 20 patients each month (5 per week)
Frequency of Data Collection
Monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
30
Reporting Methods
Discovery online management information system
Reporting Frequency
Monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
30
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Domain
Medication-Related
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)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
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Date Modified 10 June 2026