Type of hospitals concerned | ||||||||
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Date of selection | Priority area | Data source | AC | Rehab. | Psy | Home care | Introduced in* | |
(a) Indicators in nationwide use (n=24) | ||||||||
Consumption of antibiotics per 1000 patient-days | 2003 | 4 | Admin | X | X | X | 2006 | |
Composite index for evaluation of activities against nosocomial infections | 2003 | 4 | Admin | X | X | X | 2006 | |
Rate of surgical site infections (SURVISO) | 2003 | 4 | Admin | X | 2006 | |||
Rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus per 1000 patient-days | 2003 | 4 | Admin | X | X | 2006 | ||
Annual volume of alcohol-based products (gels and solutions) per patient-day | 2003 | 4 | Admin | X | X | X | 2006 | |
Conformity of anaesthetic records | 2003 | 2 | PMR | X | 2008 | |||
Delay in sending hospitalisation summary to general practitioner | 2003 | 9 | PMR | X | 2008 | |||
Screening for nutritional disorders in adults | 2003 | 3 | PMR | X | 2008 | |||
Medical record content | 2003 | 2 | PMR | X | 2008 | |||
Traceability of pain assessment | 2003 | 1 | PMR | X | 2008 | |||
Hospital care of myocardial infarction after the acute phase (8 QIs)† | 2003 | 6 | PMR | X | 2008 | |||
Compliance of patient records in rehabilitation hospitals (4 QIs) | 2009 | 2 | PMR | X | 2009 | |||
Traceability for risk assessment of pressure ulcers | 2009 | 6 | PMR | X | X | X | 2009 | |
Multidisciplinary meetings in oncology | 2003 | 2 | PMR | X | 2010 | |||
Conformity of orders for imaging tests‡ | 2003 | 2 | PMR | X | X | 2010 | ||
Compliance of patient records in homecare (5 QIs) | 2009 | 2 | PMR | X | 2010 | |||
Compliance of patient records in psychiatry (3 QIs) | 2009 | 2 | PMR | X | 2010 | |||
Prevention and management of postpartum haemorrhage (5 QIs) | 2009 | 6 | PMR | X | 2012 | |||
Support for haemodialysis patients (X QIs) | 2009 | 6 | PMR | X | 2012 | |||
Initial hospital treatment of stroke (6 QIs) | 2003 | 6 | PMR | X | 2012 | |||
Satisfaction in hospitalised patients | 2003 | 5 | Survey | X | In progress | |||
Waiting time for external consultation | 2003 | 8 | Admin | X | In progress | |||
Organisational support for breast cancer | 2003 | 6 | PMR | X | In progress | |||
Architectural, ergonomic and informational accessibility | 2003 | 8 | Survey | X | X | X | In progress | |
(b) Indicators in development (n=8) | Priority area | Data source | ||||||
Organisational climate | 7 | Survey | ||||||
Emergency timeout | 8 | Admin | ||||||
Evaluation of patient complaints and claims | 5 | Admin | ||||||
Detection of alcohol-dependent patients | 6 | PMR | ||||||
Patient experience | 5 | Survey | ||||||
Obesity surgery in adult | 6 | PMR | ||||||
Composite score of professionals coordination on acute stroke management patients | 9 | Admin | ||||||
Composite score of emergency department assessment | 8 | Admin | ||||||
(c) Discarded indicators (n=10) | Priority area | |||||||
Absence of short-term professionals in contact with the patient | 7 | |||||||
Turnover of professionals in direct contact with the patient | 7 | |||||||
Cancellation of procedures involving anaesthesia in ambulatory care | 2 | |||||||
Violence in psychiatry | 4 | |||||||
Deadline for appointments in medico-psychological centres | 8 | |||||||
Management of treatment side-effects | 6 | |||||||
Electroconvulsive therapy | 6 | |||||||
Death in low-mortality diagnosis-related groups | 4 | |||||||
Hospitalised patients with a social management | 2 | |||||||
Prevention of falls in hospitalised patients | 4 |
*The year of national introduction. From the introduction, the QI is mandatorily reported each year by all hospitals concerned (except for ‘Conformity of orders for imaging tests’ QI which is not mandatory).
†Depending on the theme, one or more QIs were developed; we count 1 QI for 1 theme.
‡The only one that is not mandatory.
AC, acute care; Admin, administrative data-based; PMR, paper medical record; Psy, psychiatric care; QI, quality indicator; Rehab., rehabilitation care; Survey, ad hoc survey.