Antibiotics-Overall-Rate-LTC - Health Quality Ontario (HQO)

INDICATOR NAME

Name

Percentage of residents who were prescribed an antibiotic

Alternate Name

Antibiotics Prescribing Overall: Percentage of residents who were prescribed an antibiotic

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

This indicator measures the percentage of Long-term care residents who had at least one antibiotic dispensed in the reporting period.

HQO Reporting tool/product

Personalized/Custom Reports (includes Practice Reports)

Dimension

Effective

Type

Process

DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION

Unit of Measurement

Percentage

Calculation Methods

Number of residents who had at least one antibiotic dispensed Total number of residents	X 100

Numerator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)

Numerator: The total number of residents who had at least one record for an antibiotic drug dispensed with a Long-Term Care flag (Ontario Drug Database) in the 90 days prior to and including the index date which is defined as a resident’s last service date in the quarter.

Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)

Denominator: The total number of residents in the OHIP/ODB cohort for the reporting period who are 19 years and older.

Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized

None

Data Source

Ontario Drug Benefit (ODB), Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) Claims History Database

Reported Levels of comparability /stratifications (defined)

Province

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Caveats and Limitations

Due to data limitations, this indicator includes medications dispensed that are prescribed on an as-needed basis (PRN). This indicator is strictly for quality improvement efforts, and is not reportable or for accountability.