• Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS). ACHS clinical indicator users' manual 2009. ULTIMO NSW: Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS); 2009 Jan. 853 p.

Does not apply to this measure

This measure is used to assess the percentage of patients having a readmission within 28 days of discharge following glaucoma surgery, due to endophthalmitis in the operated eye, during the 6 month time period.

This is a commonly performed operation, which should be associated with low morbidity and a short length of stay.

Glaucoma surgery; readmission due to endophthalmitis in the operated eye

Total number of patients having glaucoma surgery, during the 6 month time period (see the related "Denominator Inclusions/Exclusions" field in the Complete Summary)

Total number of patients having a readmission within 28 days of discharge following glaucoma surgery, due to endophthalmitis in the operated eye, during the 6 month time period (see the related "Numerator Inclusions/Exclusions" field in the Complete Summary)

• A formal consensus procedure involving experts in relevant clinical, methodological, and organizational sciences

Use of this measure to improve performance

• Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS). Australasian clinical indicator report 2001-2007. Determining the potential to improve quality of care: 9th edition. ULTIMO NSW: Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS); 2008. 611 p.

Current routine use

Internal quality improvement

Hospitals

Physicians

Single Health Care Delivery Organizations

Unspecified

Either male or female

Unspecified

Unspecified

Unspecified

Unspecified

Unspecified

Unspecified

Getting Better

Effectiveness

Users of care only

Patients having glaucoma surgery, during the 6 month time period

Patients associated with provider

Inclusions
Total number of patients having glaucoma surgery*, during the 6 month time period

*Glaucoma surgery is defined as all glaucoma operations. Refer to the original measure documentation for the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM) codes.

Exclusions
Unspecified

All cases in the denominator are equally eligible to appear in the numerator

Clinical Condition
Encounter
Therapeutic Intervention

Time window is a single point in time

Inclusions
Total number of patients having a readmission within 28 days of discharge following glaucoma surgery, due to endophthalmitis* in the operated eye, during the 6 month time period

*Endophthalmitis is an uncommon but an often devastating infection, producing significant ocular morbidity or blindness. Refer to the original measure documentation for the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Australian Modification (ICD-10-AM) codes.

Exclusions
Unspecified

The measure results are somewhat or substantially under the control of the health care professionals, organizations and/or policymakers to whom the measure applies.

Fixed time period

Administrative data
Medical record

Not Individual Case

Adverse Outcome

Unspecified

Rate

Better quality is associated with a lower score

Unspecified

External comparison at a point in time
External comparison of time trends
Internal time comparison

Unspecified

Indicator area 2: glaucoma surgery CI 2.2.

Australian Council on Healthcare Standards

Funding is direct Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) funding sourced through our membership. ACHS does not receive external funding from the government or other sources.

Our terms of reference dictate the composition of the working parties that develop our indicators and include the following:

• Two Clinicians -- nominated by the relevant specialty college/association/society, one nominated to be the chair of the working party
• Private Hospital Representative -- nominated by the Australian Private Hospital Association
• Consumer Representative -- nominated by the Consumer Health Forum of Australia
• Coding Representative -- nominated by the National Centre for Clinical classification on Health
• Quality Health New Zealand, nominated by QHNZ (if applicable)
• Epidemiological/Clinical Research Representative, Director of Health Services Research Group, University of Newcastle
• Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) Representatives -- Clinical Director, Coordinator, Administrative Assistant
• Other Expert Stakeholders, as required

None

Measure was not adapted from another source.

1997 Jan

2009 Jan

This is the current release of the measure.

This measure updates a previous version: Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS). ACHS clinical indicator users' manual 2008. ULTIMO NSW: Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS); 2007 Dec. 776 p.

• Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS). ACHS clinical indicator users' manual 2009. ULTIMO NSW: Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS); 2009 Jan. 853 p.

This NQMC measure was completed by ECRI Institute on August 8, 2008. This NQMC summary was updated by ECRI Institute on July 3, 2009.

This NQMC summary is based on the original measure, which is subject to the measure developer's copyright restrictions. This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission from The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS).