Number of Different Primary Care Physicians Consulted by an Individual Insured Person
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Switzerland
Publishing Organisation
Evidence-based indicators for the measurement of quality of primary care using health insurance claims data in Switzerland
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Service Delivery and Care Planning
Defining Attributes
Definition
Numerator
Number of different primary care physicians consulted per insured person
Denominator
Number of insured persons with at least 1 primary care physician consultation
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Stratified by age, gender, and - if feasible - by comorbidity
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Swiss health insurance claims 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
Blozik E, Reich O, Rapold R, Scherer M; Swiss Quality Indicator for Primary Care (SQIPRICA) Working Group. Evidence-based indicators for the measurement of quality of primary care using health insurance claims data in Switzerland: results of a pragmatic consensus process. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018 Sep 27;18(1):743. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3477-z. PMID: 30261865; PMCID: PMC6161393.
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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