Gycated-hemoglobin-HbA1c-testing - Health Quality Ontario (HQO)

INDICATOR NAME

Name

Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) testing (Retired)

Alternate Name

Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) testing

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

This indicator measures the percentage of patients with diabetes, aged 40 or over, with two or more glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) tests within the past 12 months.

Indicator Status

Retired

HQO Reporting tool/product

Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs)

Dimension

Equitable

Type

Outcome

DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION

Unit of Measurement

Percentage

Calculation Methods

The percentage is calculated as numerator divided denominator times 100

Numerator including inclusion/exclusion

Number of patients with diabetes, aged 40 or over, with two or more glycated hemoglobin tests (HbA1c) within the past 12 months. OHIP defined by the OHIP fee code L093.

Denominator including inclusion/exclusion

Total number of patients with diabetes aged 40 or over.

Data Source

Ontario Diabetes Database (ODD), Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) Claims History Database, Registered Persons Database (RPDB)

Data provided to HQO by

Local data collection

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Comments Detailed

This is an additional QIP indicator for 2018/19. Current performance reporting period: Annually Primary Care Group Practice reports are available to family health teams (FHT) that register. For more information visit www.hqontario.ca/pcreport. Primary care organizations not registered to receive group practice reports will be required to extract data from EMRs. Equivalent measures are available for CHCs, nurse practitioner-led clinics and AHACs, extracted from electronic medical records (EMRs). This indicator was retired in the 2019/20 QIP.