Proportion of Acute Coronary Syndrome Hospital Admission Preceded by Potentially Suboptimal Medication-Related Processes of Care
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Residential Aged Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Kalisch et al. (2021); Caughey et al. (2014)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Medication-Related
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of acute coronary syndrome hospital admission preceded by potentially suboptimal medication-related processes of care
Numerator
Number of aged care residents admitted to hospital due to acute coronary syndrome who had a coronary artery stent AND no use of aspirin or clopidogrel
Denominator
Total number of hospital admissions amongst aged care residents for that diagnosis
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Dementia status
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
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
Kalisch Ellett, L. M. et al. Medication-related hospital admissions in aged care residents. Australas. J. Ageing 40, e323–e331 (2021); Caughey, G. E., Ellett, L. M. K. & Wong, T. Y. Development of evidence-based Australian medication-related indicators of potentially preventable hospitalisations: a modified RAND appropriateness method. BMJ Open 4, e004625 (2014).
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
No
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
Yes
Upload Date
23 July 2025
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Date Modified 23 July 2025