Fall Risk Management: Managing Fall Risk
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Payment program, public reporting, Quality improvement (Internal to the specific organization), Quality Improvement with Benchmarking (external benchmarking to multiple organizations)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Setting-Specific Domain
Falls and Major Injuries
Defining Attributes
Definition
The percentage of adults 65 years of age and older who had a fall or had problems with balance or walking in the past 12 months, who were seen by a practitioner in the past 12 months and who received fall risk intervention from their current practitioner.
Numerator
The number of patients in the denominator who indicated their provider provided fall risk management.
Denominator
Adults age 65 and older who had a provider visit in the past 12 months and report either falling or having a problem with balance or walking in the past 12 months.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Instrument-Based Data
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Domain
Falls and Major Injuries
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