Recorded Patient Injuries per 100 000 Care Periods
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Finland
Publishing Organisation
The National Institute for Health and Welfare, Sotkanet
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Falls and Major Injuries
Defining Attributes
Definition
The indicator represents the number of resolved patient injuries to be compensated for per 100,000 hospital treatment periods according to the place of injury.
Numerator
The number of resolved patient injuries to be compensated for
Denominator
The number of hospital treatment periods
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Reported by gender, Hospital district, whole country
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Statistics of patient injuries (Patient insurance centre)
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Statistical publications by the Institute for Health and Welfare
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
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
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
31 March 2026
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Date Modified 08 April 2026