National Health Performance Authority: Healthy Communities: Percentage of GP consultations in which a selected cardiovascular risk condition was managed 2009-2013
Indicator Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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Indicator type: | Indicator |
Short name: | Percentage of GP consultations in which a selected cardiovascular risk condition was managed 2009-2013 |
METEOR identifier: | 593785 |
Registration status: | National Health Performance Authority (retired), Retired 01/07/2016 |
Description: | Results are measured as the number of GP consultations in which one or more selected cardiovascular risk condition were managed by the GP during the consultation per 100 GP consultations. |
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Collection and usage attributes | |
Computation description: | Customised analysis of BEACH data prepared for the National Health Performance Authority by the Family Medicine Research Centre, The University of Sydney, 2009-2013. |
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Computation: | 100 X (numerator/denominator) |
Numerator: | Results are measured as the number of GP consultations where one or more selected cardiovascular risk conditions were managed by the GP during consultation. Cardiovascular risk problems defined using ICPC-2: IHD with Angina 'K74'; Acute myocardial infarction 'K75'; IHD without Angina 'K76'; Heart failure 'K77'; Stroke/CVA 'K90'; Cerebrovascular disease 'K91'; and patients aged 60 years and over with type 2 diabetes (T90). These conditions were selected based on recommended guidelines for the management of these conditions. |
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Denominator: | The BEACH encounter data was collected from April 2009 to March 2013 from 3,903 participating GPs providing 390,300 patient encounters. |
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Disaggregation: | By Medicare Local catchment peer group and Medicare Local catchment. |
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Representational attributes | |
Representation class: | Percentage |
Data type: | Integer |
Unit of measure: | Service event |
Format: | NN.N |
Indicator conceptual framework | |
Framework and dimensions: | PAF-Equity of access PAF-Effectiveness of access |
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Steward: | National Health Performance Authority |