Quality Indicator Repository

Quality indicators are standardised, evidence-based measures used to monitor and evaluate the quality and safety of care. The ACAC developed a Quality Indicator Repository. For information on its development see this document.

Please navigate the Quality Indicator Repository to learn about the quality indicators we identified across care settings and their defining, data, and source attributes.  You can also use the Quality Indicator Repository to download quality indicators of interest to you.

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Primary CareFinlandFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)

The indicator shows the share of outpatient visits in basic health care per all registered reasons for visits classified in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Version 10 (ICD-10), when the reason for the outpatient visit is an accident. Reason for visit S00 - T98 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Primary CareOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS)

How many people aged 18 and over live with you, in your household? Please do not count yourself (WRITE IN NUMBER [Min 0, Max 20])

Primary CareOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS)

How old are you? (1=44 years old or younger; 2=45-49 years old; 3=50-54 years old; 4=55-59 years old; 5=60-64 years old; 6=65-69 years old; 7=70-74 years old; 8=75-79 years old; 9=80-84 years old; 10=85 years or older; 97=Prefer not to say

Hospital CareUnited States of AmericaCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

The risk-standardised rate of acute, unplanned hospital admissions for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) among Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) patients aged 65 years and older with multiple chronic conditions (MCCs); i.e., two or more of nine qualifying chronic conditions.

Hospital CareCanadaCanadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)

This indicator measures the age-standardised acute care hospitalisation rate for conditions where appropriate ambulatory care prevents or reduces the need for admission to hospital.

Hospital CareCanadaCanadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)

This indicator provides the number of emergency department (ED) visits and median length of stay (in minutes) for asthma. The length of stay is the time elapsed from the patient's registration to the time he or she physically leaves the ED.

Hospital CareBelgiumBelgian Health Care Knowledge Centre: Performance of the Belgian health system

Number of hospital admissions for asthma in people aged 15 years and over, per 100 000 population.

Primary CareOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS)

Finally, we would like to ask you some information about yourself. It is important to collect this information to understand whether there are any differences in the quality of services experienced by different groups of people. How much do you weigh? (1=[insert weight in kilograms, min 20, max 500], 99=Don't know; 97 =prefer not to say)

Hospital CareBelgiumBelgian Health Care Knowledge Centre: Performance of the Belgian health system

5-year relative survival by stage after a diagnosis of breast cancer.

Hospital CareScotlandScottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP) Acute Adult

All individuals in eligible clinical areas receiving chest compressions and/or defibrillation and attended by the hospital-based resuscitation team (or equivalent) in response to the 2222 call.

Primary CareOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS)

How many children under the age of 18 live with you, in your household? (WRITE IN NUMBER [Min 0, Max 20])

Primary CareEnglandNational Health Service (NHS) England: GP Patient Survey

In the last 12 months, have you had enough support from local services or organisations to help you to manage your condition (or conditions)? (1) Yes, definitely; (2) Yes, to some extent; (3) No; (4) I haven't needed support; (4) Don't know / can't say

Hospital CareUnited States of AmericaAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Prevention Quality Indicators in Inpatient Settings

Hospitalisations with a principal diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma per 100,000 population, ages 40 years and older.

Primary CareEnglandNational Health Service (NHS) England: GP Patient Survey

Do you have any long-term physical or mental health conditions, disabilities or illnesses? (1) Yes; (2) No; (3) Don't know / can't say; (4) I would prefer not to say.

Primary CareEnglandNational Health Service (NHS) England: GP Patient Survey

Which, if any, of the following long-term conditions do you have? (1) Alzheimer's disease or other cause of dementia; (2) Arthritis or ongoing problem with back or joints; (3) Autism or autism spectrum condition; (4) Blindness or partial sight; (5) A breathing condition such as asthma or COPD; (6) Cancer (diagnosis or treatment in the last 5 years; (7) Deafness or hearing loss; (8) Diabetes; (9) A heart condition, such as angina or atrial fibrillation; (10) High blood pressure; (11) Kidney or liver disease; (12) A learning disability; (13) A mental health condition; (14) A neurological condition, such as epilepsy; (15) A stroke (which affects your day-to-day life); (16) Another long-term condition or disability; (17) I do not have any long-term conditions.

Hospital CareBelgiumBelgian Health Care Knowledge Centre: Performance of the Belgian health system

5-year relative survival by stage after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer.

Hospital CareUnited States of AmericaAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Prevention Quality Indicators in Inpatient Settings

Hospitalisations with a principal diagnosis of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia per 100,000 population, ages 18 years or older.

Hospital CareBelgiumBelgian Health Care Knowledge Centre: Performance of the Belgian health system

Number of hospital admissions for uncontrolled (or complication of) diabetes in people aged 15 years and over, per 100 000 population.

Hospital CareBelgiumBelgian Health Care Knowledge Centre: Performance of the Belgian health system

Number of hospital admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in people aged 15 years and over, per 100 000 population.

Primary CareOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS)

Were you born in (SURVEY COUNTRY)? (1=Yes, 2=No (Please state the country you were born in)

Primary CareOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS)

Are you a citizen of (SURVEY COUNTRY)? (1=Yes, 2=No (please state what country you are a citizen of)

Primary CareEnglandNational Health Service (NHS) England: GP Patient Survey

Are you a deaf person who uses sign language? (1) Yes; (2) No

Hospital CareEnglandNational Health Service (NHS) England: Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set

Directly age and sex standardised admission rate for emergency admissions for acute conditions that should not usually require hospital admission per 100,000 registered patients, 95% confidence intervals (CI). Measures how many people with specific acute conditions, which should not normally require hospitalisation, are admitted to hospital in an emergency. These conditions include, for example, ear/nose/throat infections, kidney/urinary tract infections and angina.

Primary CareOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS)

Which of these terms best describes your current work situation? (1=Self employed [work for yourself]; 2=In paid employment [work for someone else]; 3=looking for work; 4=Looking after the home; 5=Unable to work due to sickness or ill-health; 6=Retired; 7=Student; 8=Not working and not looking for work; 9=Apprentice; 10=Other; 99=Don't know)

Primary CareOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS)

Which of these categories does your household net income usually fall into? (1=Up to $X a month; 2=Between $X and $Y a month; 3=$Y or more a month; 99 = Don't know; 97=Prefer not to say)

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