Potentially Avoidable Deaths

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings

Primary Care

Country

Australia

Publishing Organisation

Australian Health Performance Framework

Type of Quality Indicator

Outcome

IOM Quality Dimension

Safety

Domain

Mortality

Defining Attributes

Definition

Deaths from conditions that are potentially preventable through individualised care and/or treatable through existing primary or hospital care.

Numerator

Number of deaths of persons aged less than 75 categorised as potentially avoidable.

Denominator

Population aged less than 75.

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment

Yes

Risk Adjustments

Age-standardised

Stratifications

By state/territory, sex and Primary Health Network

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection

Administrative data

Data Collection Methods

National Mortality Database and Australian Bureau of Statistics Estimated resident population.

Frequency of Data Collection

Annually (National Mortality Database); Quarterly (ABS)

Frequency of Data Collection in Days

91-365

Reporting Methods

Reporting Frequency

Reporting Frequency in Days

Indicator Has Recommended Targets

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

www.aihw.gov.au/reports-data/australias-health-performance/australias-health-performance-framework?areaCode=national&topicCode=effectiveness&indicatorCode=211

Technical Specifications

meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/787014

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