Proportion of Regular Clients With a Current Smoking Status Recorded in Their GP Record

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Practice Incentives Program Quality Improvement Measures
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Other Clinical

Defining Attributes

Definition

Proportion of regular clients aged 15 years and over whose smoking status has been recorded in their GP record (in the last 12 months for those aged 15–29 and at least once since turning 30 for those aged 30 and over) as one of the following: current smoker, ex-smoker or never smoked.

Numerator

Number of regular clients aged 15 years and over whose smoking status has been recorded in their GP record.

Denominator

Total number of regular clients aged 15 years and over.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Supplied to AIHW from Primary health Networks (PHNs) as outlined in the PIPQI Improvement Measures - Technical Specifications (Department of Health 2020a)

Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods

PIPQI annual data update

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