People Who Have Received a Medication Review in the Last 12 Months

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Residential Aged Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW): Recommended Indicators towards National Indicators of Safety and Quality in Health Care
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Medication-Related

Defining Attributes

Definition

People who have received a medication review in the last 12 months. This includes both community dwelling persons and residential aged care facility residents.

Numerator

Number of people who have received either a HMR (MBS item 900) or RMMR (MBS item 903) in the last 12 months

Denominator

Total population of interest

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

AIHW Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Recommended Indicators towards National Indicators of Safety and Quality in Health Care. www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/b2de29e9-ae1e-4674-9ae3-b7e77ca8e75d/hse-75-10792_x01.pdf.aspx (2023).

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