Clinical and Non-Clinical Indicators

Question 1

indicators

Answer 1

variables that measure key elements of a health intervention

Question 2

types of indicators

Answer 2

• clinical indicators: measure the quality of clinical care provided to patients (health outcomes, patient safety, and effectiveness of health interventions)
• nonclinical indicators: measure aspects of care that are not directly related to clinical car but have an effect on the overall performance of the healthcare system (operational, administrative, and patient experience factors)

Question 3

types of clinical indicators

Answer 3

1. outcome indicators (mortality rate)
2. process indictors (vaccination coverage)
3. patient safety indicators (hospital acquired infections)
4. efficiency indicators (cost effectiveness)
5. PROMs (pain and symptom mng.)

Question 4

types of non-clinical indicators

Answer 4

1. access to care
2. patient experience indicators
3. financial & resource utilization indicators
4. operational & admin efficiency indicators
5. health workforce indicators
6. regulatory & compliance indicators

Question 5

characteristics of indicators

Answer 5

• credible
• feasible
• reliable
• valid