Medical Record Forwarding
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publishing Organisation
OECD PaRIS
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Wait and System Planning / Access
Defining Attributes
Definition
When new patients join your practice, do you receive their medical records from their previous practice? (1=Yes they can be accessed electronically without directly requesting them; 2=Yes, when we request them from the previous practice; 3=Yes, when the patient brings them; 4=No; 5=Not sure)
Numerator
Number of responses to each category
Denominator
Number of responses to the question
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods
Paper/Telephone
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
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Adapted from QUALICOPC
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
23 July 2025
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Date Modified 23 July 2025