Inpatient Overall Experience
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Ireland
Publishing Organisation
Department of Health: National Healthcare Quality Reporting System (NHQRS)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Consumer Experience
Defining Attributes
Definition
National inpatient reported overall experience on a scale of 1 to 10.
Numerator
The number of patients who answered "very good" (scores of 9 or 10), "good" (scores of 7 or 8), or "fair to poor" (scores of 1 to 6) to the survey question.
Denominator
The number of responses to the question.
Exclusions
Patients receiving services such as day care, maternity, psychiatric, paediatric and some other specialist services. Patients receiving care in private hospitals.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods
National Inpatient Experience Survey
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