Proportion of Fracture Hospital Admission Preceded by Potentially Suboptimal Medication-Related Processes of Care
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of fracture hospital admission preceded by potentially suboptimal medication-related processes of care
Numerator
Number of aged care residents admitted to hospital due to a fracture, who are female, have a history of osteoporosis or fractures and no use of hormone replacement therapy, bisphosphonates, denosumab, teriparatide or selective oestrogen receptor modulators.
Denominator
Total number of hospital admissions amongst aged care residents for that diagnosis
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
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
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).