Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Hospital Admission
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publishing Organisation
Healthcare Quality and Outcomes (HCQO) indicators; Primary Care - Avoidable Hospital Admission Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Hospitalisations
Defining Attributes
Definition
All non-maternal/non-neonatal hospital admissions with a principal diagnosis code of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-WHO diagnosis codes given) in a specified year.
Numerator
All non-maternal/non-neonatal hospital admissions with a principal diagnosis code of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a specified year.
Denominator
Population count
Exclusions
Cases where the patient died in hospital during the admission. Cases resulting from a transfer from another acute care institution (transfers-in). Obstetric hospitalisations - Cases assigned to an obstetric DRG, e.g. from MDC 14 or specified pregnancy, childbirth, and puerperium codes in any field Cases that are same day/day only admissions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
By 5 year age group
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
OECD
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
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
04 November 2025
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Date Modified 04 November 2025