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INDICATOR NAME
Name
Diabetic foot ulcer risk assessment (Retired)
Alternate Name
Diabetic foot ulcer risk assessment
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
This indicator measures the percentage of patients with diabetes, age 18 or over, who have had a diabetic foot ulcer risk assessment using a standard, validated tool within the past 12 months.
HQO Reporting tool/product
Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs)
Dimension
Effective
Type
Process
 
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Percentage
Calculation Methods
The percentage is calculated as: numerator divided denominator times 100.
Numerator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Number of patients in the denominator who have had a diabetic foot ulcer risk assessment using a standard, validated tool within the past 12 months
Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Number of patients with diabetes, age 18 or over
Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized
None
Data Source
Local data collection
Data provided to HQO by
Local data collection
 
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Comments Summary
This is an additional QIP indicator for FY 2018/19. Current performance reporting period: last consecutive 12 months. This indicator was retired in the 2019/20 QIP.
 
TAGS
Sector
Primary Care
Type
Process
Topic
Other
Dimension
Effective
Source
Local data collection
 
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
04/03/2019 10:08:00