Weighted Appointments During Emergency Hours Standardised by Age and Gender / Inhabitant, Index

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Finland
Publishing Organisation
The National Institute for Health and Welfare, Sotkanet
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Setting-Specific Domain
Emergency Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

The diagnosis related group (DRG) cost weighted appointments for somatic specialised medical care during emergency hours standardised by age and gender per inhabitant. The index for the whole country is 100. A weighted emergency room visit describes the degree of difficulty for a visit. Cost weighting describes the average costs of patients belonging to each DRG in relation to the average costs for all patients.

Numerator
Denominator
Exclusions

Emergency services provided by private service providers

Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments

Age and gender

Stratifications

Reported by hospital district, whole country

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Hospital productivity-statistics describe changes in the volume of hospital outputs and total inputs as well as changes in the total productivity of hospitals calculated on the basis of the output and input data. Two kinds of indicators are used for the outputs: episode and DRG period of care. In hospital benchmarking, the data include somatic specialised health services provided by the public sector. The regional comparison also includes data on inpatient services and day surgery provided by the private sector. Data are published at the level of regions, providers and specialities.

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

Link to Measurement Tools
Domain
Resources
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