Diabetic-foot-ulcer - Health Quality Ontario (HQO)

INDICATOR NAME

Name

Percentage of patients with a diabetic foot ulcer that closed within a 12 week period (Retired)

Alternate Name

Percentage of patients with a diabetic foot ulcer that is closed

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

This indicator measures the percentage of patients, diagnosed with a healable diabetic foot ulcer, whose ulcer closed within 12 weeks.

Indicator Status

Retired

HQO Reporting tool/product

Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs)

Dimension

Effective

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 in the denominator whose diabetic foot ulcer closed within 12 weeks.

Exclusions:

Patients with a non-healable diabetic foot ulcer.

Denominator including inclusion/exclusion

Number of patients with a diagnosis of a diabetic foot ulcer.

Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- detailed

None

Data Source

Local data collection

Data provided to HQO by

Local data collection

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Comments Detailed

This is a QIP additional indicator for 2018/19 current performance reporting period: Most recent 12 month period. To access your organization's data for the reporting period, refer to Health Quality Onatrio's QIP Navigator. This indicator aligns with the Quality Standard for Diabetic Foot Ulcers. To guide quality improvement efforts, the quality standard identifies quality statements and corresponding process measures Although the majority of closed diabetic foot ulcers eventually heal, this indicator would not capture diabetic foot ulcers that reopen beyond 12 weeks due to poor assessment or care. If a patient has more than 1 diabetic foot ulcer, the indicator should capture the most severe diabetic foot ulcer. This indicator was retired in the 2019/20 QIP.