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.
Prevalence of antianxiety or hypnotic drug use.
Prevalence of antianxiety/hypnotic medication use.
Prevalence of antipsychotic drug use in the absence of psychotic and related condition.
Percentage of long-term care (LTC) home residents without psychosis on antipsychotics in the last 7 days.
Proportion of residents dispensed an antipsychotic.
Proportion of home care recipients who were dispensed an antipsychotic.
Prevalence of antipsychotic use in absence of indication.
Average "top-box" score for the question: When I left the hospital, I clearly understood the purpose for taking each of my medications. (Part of the 3-Item Care Transition Measure (CTM-3)) 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree 5 I was not given any medication when I left the hospital.
Proportion of residents that are chronic opioid users.
Proportion of home care recipients who are chronic opioid users.
Percentage of responses for each option of the question: Thinking about any medicine you were to take at home, were you given any of the following? Multiple responses allowed.
Percentage of home health quality episodes at the end of which the patient was discharged, with no formal assistance available, needing wound care or medication assistance.
Is the individual risk of contracture collected?
Percentage of home health quality episodes of care during which patient/caregiver was instructed on how to monitor the effectiveness of drug therapy, how to recognise potential adverse effects, and how and when to report problems (at the time of or at any time since the most recent SOC/ROC assessment).
Percentage of residents who have a drug incident in seven days. Defined as: medicine(s) not given, wrong dosage given; medicine(s) given at the wrong time; wrong method of administration; wrong medication(s) given.
Percentage of resident stays in which a drug regimen review was conducted at the time of admission and timely follow-up with a physician occurred each time potential clinically significant medication issues were identified throughout that stay.
Percentage of patient/resident stays in which a drug regimen review was conducted at the time of admission and timely follow-up with a physician occurred each time potential clinically significant medication issues were identified throughout that stay.
Percentage of home health quality episodes in which a drug regimen review was conducted at the start of care or resumption of care and completion of recommended actions from timely follow-up with a physician occurred each time potential clinically significant medication issues were identified throughout that quality episode.
Percentage of home health quality episodes in which a drug regimen review was conducted at the start of care or resumption of care and completion of recommended actions from timely follow-up with a physician occurred each time potential clinically significant medication issues were identified throughout that quality episode.
Percentage of patient stays in which a drug regimen review was conducted at the time of admission and timely follow-up with a physician occurred each time potential clinically significant medication issues were identified throughout that stay.
Percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient required emergency medical treatment from a hospital emergency department related to improper medication administration or medication side effects.
Percentage of responses for each option: Did a member of staff (including staff at ward or pharmacy) explain to you the effect of the medications in a way you could understand?
Percentage of responses for each option: Did a member of staff (including staff at ward or pharmacy) explain to you about medication side effects to watch for in a way you could understand?
Percentage of responses for each option: Regarding the medications you had to take home, did a member of staff (including staff at ward or pharmacy) tell you in a clear and understandable way on how to take your medications?
Percentage of survey respondents who selected a specific response option to the question Were you given enough information about how to manage the side effects of your treatment? Yes, completely; Yes, to some extent; No.