Pulmonary Rehabilitation Referral
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have a record of pulmonary rehabilitation at any point in their electronic medical charts.
Numerator
Number of patients with COPD who have a record of pulmonary rehabilitation at any point in their electronic medical charts.
Denominator
Number of patients with COPD.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Electronic Medical Record. Evidence of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in consultation letters or in the patient cumulative patient profile
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
Lee TM, Tu K, Ivers NM, Barnsley J, Gershon AS. Measuring chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) quality indicators using primary care electronic medical records (EMRs) in Ontario, Canada. Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. 2022;6(3):169-83.
Technical Specifications
Article: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24745332.2021.1913079 Related to: Gershon 2019 Development of quality indicators for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): A modified RAND appropriateness method. Can. J. Respir. Crit. Care, Sleep Med. 3, 30–38