Home Quality Indicator Repository Number (or Proportion) of Patients Who Have Received in-Person Education From a Pharmacist About Their Disease(s) and Medication(s)

Number (or Proportion) of Patients Who Have Received in-Person Education From a Pharmacist About Their Disease(s) and Medication(s)

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Home Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Walus et al. (2017)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Medication-Related

Defining Attributes

Definition

Number (or proportion) of patients who have received in-person education from a pharmacist about their disease(s) and medication(s).

Numerator
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

Walus, A. N. & Woloschuk, D. M. M. Impact of pharmacists in a community-based home care service: a pilot program. Can. J. Hosp. Pharm. 70, 435–442 (2017).

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