Osteoarthritis of the knee clinical care standard indicators: 6a-Proportion of patients with knee osteoarthritis with an agreed date for a review
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Indicator |
|---|---|
| Indicator type: | Indicator |
| Short name: | Indicator 6a-Proportion of patients with knee osteoarthritis with an agreed date for a review |
| METeOR identifier: | 644312 |
| Registration status: | Health, Standard 02/08/2017 |
| Description: | Proportion of patients with knee osteoarthritis with an agreed date for a review. |
| Rationale: | Follow-up should be individualised for each patient, and occur at intervals agreed with the patient (NICE 2014). |
| Indicator set: | Clinical care standard indicators: osteoarthritis of the knee Health, Standard 02/08/2017 |
Collection and usage attributes | |
| Population group age from: | 45 years |
| Computation description: | For the numerator, the agreed date for a review of knee osteoarthritis should be documented (which may be in the form of an appointment made at a date in the future). The review should be within 12 months of initial diagnosis or referral for knee osteoarthritis, and then at agreed intervals thereafter. Presented as a percentage. |
| Computation: | (Numerator ÷ denominator) x 100 |
| Numerator: | Number of patients with knee osteoarthritis with a documented agreed date for a review. |
| Denominator: | Number of patients with knee osteoarthritis. |
| Comments: | This indicator has been adapted from the Osteoarthritis quality standard (NICE 2015). |
Representational attributes | |
| Representation class: | Percentage |
| Data type: | Real |
| Unit of measure: | Service event |
| Format: | N[NN] |
Accountability attributes | |
| Other issues caveats: | Applicable setting: all healthcare settings where care is provided to patients with knee osteoarthritis, including primary care, specialist care, hospitals and community settings. |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care |
| Reference documents: | NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) 2014. Osteoarthritis: The care and management of osteoarthritis in adults. NICE Clinical guideline 177. London: NICE. NICE 2015. Osteoarthritis Quality standard 87. London: NICE. |
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