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3.1 Number of knee arthroscopy admissions to hospital per 100,000 people aged 55 years and over, 2012–13

Identifying and definitional attributes

Metadata item type:Help on this termIndicator
Indicator type:Help on this termIndicator
Short name:Help on this termKnee arthroscopy hsopital admissions for people aged 55 years and over, 2012-13
METEOR identifier:Help on this term612020
Registration status:Help on this term
  • Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Standard 23/11/2016
  • National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016
Description:Help on this term

Number of knee arthroscopy admissions to hospital per 100,000 people aged 55 years and over, age standardised. Data are disaggregated by the area in which the person lives.

Indicator set:Help on this termAustralian Atlas of Healthcare Variation
National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Standard 23/11/2016

Collection and usage attributes

Population group age from:Help on this term

55 years and over

Computation description:Help on this term

Presented as a number per 100,000 people, age standardised, by Statistical Area Level 3.

Analysis by Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3) is based on postcode of usual residence of the patient. The postcode is that which is provided by the patient to the hospital at which they are admitted.

SA3s where the total population was less than 2,500 or where the population of people aged 55 years and over was less than 200 are excluded.

Suppression protocol for calculating age standardised rates:

 

NumeratorTotal admissions less than 20 (unrounded)
DenominatorERP for one or more five year age groups less than 30
Computation:Help on this term

100,000 x (Numerator ÷ Denominator), age standardised

For more information about age-standardisation see

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Numerator:Help on this termTotal number of knee arthroscopy admissions to hospital for people aged 55 years and over in 2012-13.
Numerator data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Person—age, total years N[NN]

NMDS / DSS

Admitted patient care NMDS 2012-13

Guide for use

People aged 55 years and over in 2012-13 who were admitted to hospital for an arthroscopy were included in the analysis of this item.

Data Element / Data Set

Episode of admitted patient care—procedure, code (ACHI 7th edn) NNNNN-NN

NMDS / DSS

Admitted patient care NMDS 2012-13

Guide for use

Data source type: Administrative by-product data

Principal or additional procedure of:

ACHI (7th edn) codeDescription
49557-00Arthroscopy of knee 
49503–00Meniscectomy of knee
49560–03Arthroscopic meniscectomy of knee 
49562–01Arthroscopic meniscectomy of knee with chondroplasty and multiple drilling or implant 
49561–01Arthroscopic meniscectomy of knee with debridement, osteoplasty or chondroplasty
49557–02Arthroscopic excision of meniscal margin or plica of knee Arthroscopy of knee

Data Element / Data Set

Hospital service—care type, code N[N]

NMDS / DSS

Admitted patient care NMDS 2012-13

Guide for use

Include all care types except:

CodeDescription
7.3Unqualified newborn
10.0Hospital border
9.0Organ procurement

Denominator:Help on this termTotal population aged 55 years and over
Denominator data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Person—estimated resident population of Australia, total people N[N(7)]

Data Source

ABS Estimated resident population (total population)

Guide for use

ABS Estimated resident population as at June 2001

Data source type: Census based plus administrative by-product data

Disaggregation:Help on this term

Statistical Area Level 3, which have been derived from Postcode—Australian (person): 

  • Statistical Area Level 3 (SA3s) are geographic areas defined in the ABS Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). The aim of SA3s is to create a standard framework for the analysis of ABS data at the regional level through clustering groups of SA2s that have similar regional characteristics. There are 333 spatial SA3s covering the whole of Australia without gaps or overlaps. They are designed to provide a regional breakdown of Australia. SA3s generally have a population of between 30,000 and 130,000 people. There are approximately 50 with fewer than 30,000 people and 35 with more than 130,000 as at 30 June 2011. For further information see the ABS publication, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS): Volume 1 – Main Structure and Greater Capital City Statistical Areas, July 2011 (cat. no. 1270.0.55.001).
Disaggregation data elements:Help on this term
Data Element / Data Set

Address—Australian postcode, Australian postcode code (Postcode datafile) {NNNN}

NMDS / DSS

COMPLETE - Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Pharmacy claim script detail

Guide for use

Postcode is based on that which is provided by the patient to the hospital at which they are admitted.

Data source type: Administrative by-product data

Used for disaggregation by Statistical Area Level 3.

Data Element / Data Set

Address—statistical area, level 3 (SA3) code (ASGS 2011) NNNNN

Representational attributes

Representation class:Help on this termRate
Data type:Help on this termInteger
Unit of measure:Help on this termService event
Format:Help on this termNN[NNNN]

Data source attributes

Data sources:Help on this term
Data Source

ABS Estimated resident population (total population)

Frequency

Quarterly

Quality statement

ABS Estimated resident population (total population), QS

Data custodian

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Accountability attributes

Reporting requirements:Help on this termAustralian Commission of Safety and Quality in Health Care's Atlas of Healthcare Variation, released November 2015 
Accountability:Help on this termAustralian Commission of Safety and Quality in Health Care. 

Source and reference attributes

Submitting organisation:Help on this termNational Health Performance Authority
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