Stroke Admissions to Hospitals With Stroke Units
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Ireland
Publishing Organisation
Department of Health: National Healthcare Quality Reporting System (NHQRS)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Service Delivery and Care Planning
Defining Attributes
Definition
The proportion of patients nationally, whose principal diagnosis is stroke, who are admitted to a hospital with a Stroke Unit on diagnosis.
Numerator
Denominator
Exclusions
Hospitals which are not a part of Hospital Groups are excluded.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Healthcare Pricing Office, Hospital Inpatient Enquiry (HIPE)
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
National Healthcare Quality Reporting System
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
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
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
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025