Screening for Colon Cancer

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Thailand
Publishing Organisation
National Health Security Office Annual Report 2021
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Preventive Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

Number of persons screened for Ca Colon, Fit test method (50-70 years)

Numerator

Number of persons screened

Denominator

This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is people between the ages of 50 to 70 years (inferred).

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Data of Outpatient and Inpatient services, UC Scheme, Monitoring and Evaluation Cluster, NHSO from OP 43 files and OP E-claim

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reported annually, data available from 2018 to 2022.
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)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025