Identification Patients With Spine Fractures
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man
Publishing Organisation
Fragility Fracture Network (FFN) and National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF): Fracture Liaison Service Database (FLSDB)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Accessibility
Defining Attributes
Definition
Ratio of number of patients with a spine fracture identified to number of hip fracture patients.
Numerator
Number of patients with a spine fracture identified
Denominator
Number of hip fracture patients
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Extracted from FLSDB
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Javaid MK, Sami A, Lems W, Mitchell P, Thomas T, Singer A, et al. A patient-level key performance indicator set to measure the effectiveness of fracture liaison services and guide quality improvement: a position paper of the IOF Capture the Fracture Working Group, National Osteoporosis Foundation and Fragility Fracture Network. Osteoporos Int. 2020;31(7):1193-204.
Technical Specifications
Original paper. link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00198-020-05377-1
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
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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