People With One or More ACC Claims for a Fall

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
New Zealand
Publishing Organisation
Health Quality & Safety Commission
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Falls and Major Injuries

Defining Attributes

Definition

People with one or more ACC claims for a fall, treated in primary care, A&M centre or in a public hospital.

Numerator

People having one or more accepted Accident Compensation Corporation claim due to a fall in a year, by district health board.

Denominator

Resident population using Stats New Zealand population projections.

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

By age group (50-64, 65-74, 75-84, 85+), Ethnicity (Māori, Pacific, Asian and European/Other), Gender.

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Accident Compensation Corporation, Stats NZ.

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods

Atlas of Healthcare Variation website

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)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025