| Indicator Id: |
400
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| Description: | The proportion of people with asthma who have had recent spirometry |
| Indicator Source: |
Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring (ACAM)
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| Data Available: | Yes |
| Data Source(s): |
Medicare Australia (prev. Health Insurance Commission)
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| Where Reported: | AIHW: Asthma in Australia series |
| Data Issues: | A major limitation of these data is that there is no clinical information that enables the identification of spirometry that was performed for asthma as opposed to other respiratory conditions. |
| Numerator: | Number of claims for spirometry in a given year for people with asthma |
| Denominator: | Total number of people with current asthma |
| Suggested Reporting Categories: | Data were presented for people aged 5 to 34 years, for whom it was highly probably that spirometry was used in the management of asthma. |
| AIHW Comments: | The measurement of this indicator is limited. The development of a data source to determine spirometry for assessment of asthma is needed for accurate monitoring. |
| Link to NHA indicator specifications: |
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| Link(s): |
AIHW: Asthma in Australia 2005
Australian AIHW: asthma indicators: five year review of asthma monitoring in Australia
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