Percentage Rate of Chronic Beers Drug Use Among Seniors on Public Drug Programs
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Medications and Medication Management
Defining Attributes
Definition
The rate of seniors who are chronic users (defined as those with at least 2 claims and 180 days' supply over a year) of at least 1 drug from the Beers list (a commonly used list of drugs that are identified as potentially inappropriate to prescribe to seniors due to an elevated risk of adverse effects)
Numerator
Total number of senior claimants with at least 2 claims and 180 days' supply for a drug from the Beers list accepted by a public drug program
Denominator
Total number of seniors with at least one claim accepted by a public drug program
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments
Age-sex-adjusted
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
CIHI Data Holdings
Frequency of Data Collection
Data collection deadlines are specific to collection database and are updated quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
CIHI Your Health System
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
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)
Yes
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