Continuity of Care (COCI) in Professional Outpatient Visits (Doctor) in Primary Health Care for People Aged 65 or Over
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Finland
Publishing Organisation
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Service Delivery and Care Planning
Defining Attributes
Definition
The indicator shows the sub-area in the continuity of care, the care relationship between the patient and the professional, and the average continuity of interaction for patients aged 65 or over who have used non-urgent, out-patient professional services (doctor) in primary health care.
Numerator
The Bice-Boxerman Continuity of Care Index score. The higher the value assigned to the indicator, the better continuity of care has been realised for the residents of the area.
Denominator
This is a continuous variable.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Municipality, region, the well-being services county, hospital district, whole country
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Care Registers for Social Welfare and Health Care
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Sotkanet reporting dashboard
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)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
Actions
Date Modified 23 July 2025