Indicators for continuous quality improvement for otitis media in primary health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children

Beverly Sibthorpe, Jason Agostino*, Harvey Coates, Sharon Weeks, Deborah Lehmann, Marianne Wood, Francis Lannigan, Daniel McAullay

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    Abstract

    Otitis media is a common, generally self-limiting childhood illness that can progress to severe disease and have lifelong sequelae, including hearing loss and developmental delays. Severe disease is disproportionately prevalent among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Primary health care is at the frontline of appropriate prevention and treatment. Continuous quality improvement in the prevention and management of important causes of morbidity in client populations is accepted best practice in primary health care and now a requirement of Australian Government funding to services providing care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. To date, there have been no indicators for continuous quality improvement in the prevention and management of otitis media and its sequelae in primary health care. Through an expert group consensus process, seven evidence-based indicators, potentially extractable from electronic health records, have been developed. The development process and indicators are described.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1-9
    Number of pages9
    JournalAustralian Journal of Primary Health
    Volume23
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017

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