Have Used a Service Voucher for Acquiring Health Services, Share of Those Who Have Used the Services(%)
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
Person-Centredness
Domain
Consumer Experience
Defining Attributes
Definition
The indicator shows the percentage of health service users aged 20 or over who have used a service voucher for acquiring health services. Based on the question: "Have you used a service voucher in the past 12 months?'', item to obtain health care services'. The response options were: 1) yes, 2 no, 3) I don't know or am not sure. The examination was limited to the respondents using health care services who chose response option 1).
Numerator
Total number of respondents who selected option 1 (yes)
Denominator
Total number of responses.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Sex (Male, female, combined); Municipality, region, the well-being services county, hospital district, country
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods
Healthy Finland Survey (THL)
Frequency of Data Collection
Every 2 years
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
730
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Every 2 years
Reporting Frequency in Days
730
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)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
Actions
Date Modified 23 July 2025