Performance Evaluation Measure Derived From Performance Evaluation Domain of the C-CAT

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
public reporting, Quality improvement (Internal to the specific organization), Quality Improvement with Benchmarking (external benchmarking to multiple organizations)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Workforce

Defining Attributes

Definition

0-100 measure of performance evaluation related to patient-centred communication, derived from items on the staff and patient surveys of the Communication Climate Assessment Toolkit

Numerator

Performance evaluation component of patient-centred communication: an organisation should regularly monitor its performance with regard to each of the content areas (C-CAT domains of patient-centred communication) using structure, process and outcome measures, and make appropriate adjustments on the basis of these evaluations.

Denominator

There are two components to the target population: staff (clinical and nonclinical) and patients. Sites using this measure must obtain at least 50 staff responses and at least 100 patient responses.

Exclusions

Staff respondents who do not have direct contact with patients are excluded from questions that specifically address patient contact.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

None

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Surveys
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
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