Screening Mammography Rate
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
British Columbia Centre for Disease Control: Priority Health Equity Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Preventive Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
The proportion of women aged 50-69 who have had a screening mammogram in the past two years.
Numerator
The number of women aged 50-69 years who had a screening mammogram in the past two years.
Denominator
Total number of women eligible for a screening mammogram during the measurement period.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
British Columbia Cancer Agency
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
Langton et al. Population segments as a tool for health care performance reporting: an exploratory study in the Canadian province of British Columbia
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
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Date Modified 02 December 2025