Potentially Harmful Drug-Disease Interactions in the Elderly: the Percentage of Those With Chronic Kidney Disease That Received a Potentially Harmful Medication

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
public reporting, Quality Improvement with Benchmarking (external benchmarking to multiple organizations), Regulatory and Accreditation Programs
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Medications and Medication Management

Defining Attributes

Definition

The percentage of patients 65 years of age and older with chronic kidney disease who are dispensed an ambulatory prescription for a potentially harmful medication, concurrent with or after the diagnosis.

Numerator

Patients with chronic kidney disease who received at least one potentially harmful medication from Table DDE-E

Denominator

All patients 65 years of age and older with chronic kidney disease in the measurement year or the year prior to the measurement year.

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

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