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.

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

Number of patients in the denominator whose diabetic foot ulcer closed within 12 weeks

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

Number of patients with a diagnosis of a diabetic foot ulcer

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 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 Ontario's QIP Navigator. This indicator was retired in the 2019/20 QIP.