From: Process quality indicators in family medicine: results of an international comparison
Dimension | Definition of indicator | Scale |
---|---|---|
Continuity of care | Medical recordkeeping: inclusion of important health information | 0 to 1 |
Medical recordkeeping: regularity of keeping medical files | 0 to 1 | |
Informational continuity of care with primary care: receiving records from previous doctor | 1 to 3 | |
Informational continuity of care with secondary care: receiving discharge report | 1 to 5 | |
Coordination of care | Skill mix: disciplines in practice | 0 to 1 |
Integration of primary and secondary care: asking other specialists for advice | 1 to 3 | |
Collaboration with other providers | 1 to 3 | |
Community orientation | Reporting potential repeated accidents in an industry, frequent respiratory problems in patients living near a particular industry, and repeated cases of food poisoning among people living in a certain district to an authority | 1 to 4 |
Comprehensiveness of care | Medical equipment available | 0 to 1 |
First contact for common health problems | 1 to 4 | |
Treatment and follow-up diseases | 1 to 4 | |
Medical technical procedures and preventive care | 1 to 4 | |
Healthcare promotion | 0 to 1 |