Rate of Potentially Preventable Hospitalisations
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Rate of potentially preventable hospitalisations (PPH) in PHN region by all, vaccine-preventable conditions, acute conditions, and chronic conditions. PPH definition from the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM). Vaccine-preventable conditions : tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, pneumonia/influenza. Acute conditions : ear, nose and throat infections, cellulitis, convulsions and epilepsy, dental conditions, eclampsia, gangrene, pelvic inflammatory disease, perforated/bleeding ulcer, pneumonia(not vaccine- preventable), dehydration/gastroenteritis, urinary tract infections including pyelonephritis. Chronic conditions : asthma, angina, bronchiectasis, diabetes complications (principle diagnosis), hypertension, iron deficiency anaemia, nutritional deficiencies, rheumatic heart disease, congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Numerator
Number of potentially preventable hospitalisations
Denominator
Resident population of PHN region
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
PHN area
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
PHN reporting