Pressure-ulcers-complex-continuing-care-patients

INDICATOR NAME

Name

Pressure ulcers for complex continuing care patients (Retired)

Alternate Name

The percentage of complex continuing care (ccc) patients (residents) that developed a new stage 2 or higher pressure ulcer in a three-month period

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

Percent of patients (residents) receiving complex continuing care with a newly occurring stage 2 or higher pressure ulcer in the last three months.

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 by denominator times 100.

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

Number of complex continuing care (ccc) patients (residents) that developed a new stage 2 or higher pressure ulcer in a three-month period.

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

Total number of patients (residents) receiving complex continuing care in the three-month period.

Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized

None

Data Source

Continuing Care Reporting System (CCRS)

Data provided to HQO by

Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Comments Summary

This is a QIP additional indicator for 2018/19. QIP Current performance reporting period: July 2017 - September 2017 How to access data: refer to Health Quality Ontario’s QIP Navigator. Data will be available in February 2018. Alternatively, refer to CIHI CCRS eReports for your organization’s rates. This indicator represents a rolling four-quarter average. This indicator was retired in the 2019/20 QIP.