Cervical Cancer Screening
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Health Quality Council of Alberta
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Preventive Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
The percentage of eligible women in the zone or PCN who received at least one Pap test in a 36-month (3 year) period.
Numerator
The total number of eligible women who have completed at least one Pap test within a 36-month (3 year) period
Denominator
The number of eligible women in a zone or primary care network.
Exclusions
Women younger than 25 or older than 69. Women with hysterectomy performed as at April 1, 2005
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data, Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Alberta Health Physician Claims; Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP) Registry; National Ambulatory Care Services (NACRS)
Frequency of Data Collection
Fiscal year 2022/23
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
FOCUS on Healthcare Primary Healthcare Dashboard
Reporting Frequency
One reporting period
Reporting Frequency in Days
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
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025