Family Doctor Use of Various Visit Types (by Billing)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Health Quality Council of Alberta
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Service Delivery and Care Planning
Defining Attributes
Definition
The percentage of family doctors who have billed for at least one of the following visit types: home, phone, e-mail, or video-conference.
Numerator
Total number of family doctors who have billed for at least one home, phone, email, or video-conference appointment.
Denominator
The number of family doctors in Alberta who have submitted at least one physician claim.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Alberta Health Physician Claims
Frequency of Data Collection
Fiscal year
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
FOCUS on Healthcare Primary Healthcare Dashboard
Reporting Frequency
Annually (2015-2022)
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
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