Effective Primary Care – Avoidable Hospital Admissions (per 100 000 People, Age- and Sex-Standardised)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publishing Organisation
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): OECD Health At A Glance 2023 Core Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Hospitalisations
Defining Attributes
Definition
The number of hospital admissions with a primary diagnosis of asthma or COPD or CHF among people aged 15 years and over per 100 000 population.
Numerator
Number of hospital admisions with a primary diagnosis of asthma or COPD or congestive heart failure among people aged 15 years and over.
Denominator
All persons included in sample, normalised per 100,000.
Exclusions
Admissions resulting from a transfer from another hospital and where the patient dies during admission are excluded from the calculation, as these are considered unlikely to be avoidable.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments
Age- and sex-standardised to the 2015 OECD population.
Stratifications
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
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
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Date Modified 02 December 2025