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Indicator name:
Dementia routine monitoring: hospital admissions records for people with dementia, availability
Indicator Id:
5239
Rationale:
Systematic monitoring and evaluation of health and social care data provide evidence for policy development and service delivery, improve accessibility to and coordination of care for people with dementia, and allow a better understanding and detection of population-level changes and trends.
Definition:
Indicates whether the number of hospital admissions is monitored for people with dementia.
Method of estimation:
Can occur by means of a patient registry, aggregate data or medical records from various sources measured at a system level (national, subnational or local level). Responses provided by the national authority.
Data Type Representation:
Categorical
IMRID:
5239
Original Submeasure:
Number of hospital admissions
Indicator Metadata Registry List
Availability of routine hospital admissions records for people with dementia for monitoring purposes
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