People Regularly Dispensed a Stimulant/ADHD Treatment
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
New Zealand
Publishing Organisation
Health Quality & Safety Commission
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Setting-Specific Domain
Medications and Medication Management
Defining Attributes
Definition
This indicator presents people dispensed a stimulant/ADHD treatment in three or four quarters over the year.
Numerator
Count of distinct master National Health Index (NHI) numbers and a dispensing of a stimulant/ADHD treatment in three or four quarters in the year.
Denominator
New Zealand population, using Stats NZ population projections for the relevant years.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
By year (2016-2018), Ethnicity (Māori, Pacific peoples, Asian, European/other), Age group (0-14, 15-24, 25-44, 45-64, 65-74, 75+).
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Pharmaceutical Collection, Statistics NZ.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
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
Domain
Medication-Related
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
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Date Modified 10 June 2026