Percentage of Antimicrobial Prescriptions That Had a Documented Review or Stop Date
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Residential Aged Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship: Aged Care National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Infection Control
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of antimicrobial prescriptions that had a documented review or stop date
Numerator
Number of antimicrobial prescriptions that had a documented review or stop date
Denominator
Total number of antimicrobials prescribed on a known start date within 6 months and still prescribed on the survey day
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
Royal Melbourne Hospital and the National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship. Antimicrobial Prescribing Practice in Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities. Results of the 2020 Hospital National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey Canberra: Department of Health and Aged Care. (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
Actions
Date Modified 23 July 2025