Percentage-screening-eligible-patients-Papanicolaou-test

INDICATOR NAME

Name

Percentage of screening eligible patients up-to-date with Papanicolaou (Pap) tests

Alternate Name

Percentage of screening eligible patients up-to-date with Papanicolaou (Pap) tests

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

This indicator is measuring the percentage of female patients aged 23 to 69 years who had a Pap test within the previous three years.

HQO Reporting tool/product

Personalized/Custom Reports (includes Practice Reports)

Dimension

Effective

Type

Process

DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION

Unit of Measurement

Percentage

Calculation Methods

Numerator/ Denominator * 100

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

Number of screen eligible aged 23 to 69 years who had a Pap smear within the past three years

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

Total number of screen-eligible women aged 23 to 69 years.

Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized

Data Source

Ontario Cancer Registry (OCR), Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) Claims History Database, Primary Care Performance Measurement (PCPM) Framework, Registered Persons Database (RPDB), Same-day Surgery Database (SDS)

Data provided to HQO by

Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Caveats and Limitations

A small proportion of Pap tests performed as a diagnostic test could not be excluded from the analysis. The indicator does not capture test done in hospital laboratories or paid through alternate payment plans such as out-of-pocket.