Cognitive Screening
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Israel
Publishing Organisation
Israel Ministry of Health: The National Program for Quality Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Setting-Specific Domain
Dementia and Cognition
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients who underwent cognitive screening during hospitalisation and which was documented in the discharge letter.
Numerator
Number of patients who underwent cognitive screening during hospitalisation and which was documented in the discharge letter
Denominator
Number of admissions
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Service provider
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
The National Program for Quality Indicators: Quality and Safety Division Health Services Research Department, Israel Ministry of Health
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
The National Program for Quality Indicators Annual Report
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Domain
Cognition and Behavioural Symptoms
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