Proportion of Residents Who Are Prescribed at Least One Potentially Inappropriate Medication
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Residential Aged Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Pharmacist in Residential Aged Care Facilities (PiRACF) study
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Medication-Related
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of residents who are prescribed at least one potentially inappropriate medication (PIM)
Numerator
Residents who are prescribed at least one PIM over 12 months, according to the 2019 Beers criteria
Denominator
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
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
Kosari, S. et al. Integrating pharmacists into aged care facilities to improve the quality use of medicine (PiRACF Study): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. Trials 22, 1–12 (2021).
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
Actions
Date Modified 23 July 2025