Description
This measure details the rate of hospital admissions for people aged 45–64 years for an illness that might have been prevented or better managed in the community. Ambulatory sensitive hospitalisations are mostly acute admissions that are considered potentially reducible through prophylactic or therapeutic interventions deliverable in a primary care setting.
Measure set
Notes about this measure set
Numerator
Number of hospital inpatient ambulatory sensitive hospitalisation (ASH) events for 45–64-year-olds from the NMDS. The NMDS is used to identify ASH events by applying a list of conditions developed by a clinical panel.
Denominator
Domicile population for 45‒64-year-olds based on Stats NZ population projections and age standardised based on Stats NZ population estimates.
Denominator detail
Condition list: The current list has been used since September 2015. The methodology was modified by a panel of clinicians, and it defines ambulatory sensitive hospitalisation events in the 0‒4 and 45‒64-year age groups to increase specificity and positive predictive value. See technical document for details
Denominator exclusions
Neonatal, injury, mental health conditions and non-casemix discharges are not included in the current measure.
Responsible organisation(s)
Data sources
Resources
Health system indicators (.pdf)
Resource link
Resource Type
Description
This document contains a detailed definition of the measure.