Achieving collection compliance

Outcome collection rates have steadily increased over the past four years, helping to improve the quality of data.

The Ministry of Health have set collection targets for all DHBs, which they consider achievable while still presenting a challenge.

Ministry of Health collection rate targets

Collection targets differ for inpatient and community services. This is in recognition of the current collection levels and the capacity of inpatient and community settings to collect outcomes information. For the period ending June 2015 the targets are:

• inpatient, admission inpatient and discharge inpatient - 80+ per cent.
• community - 80 per cent.

Supporting DHBs to achieve PRIMHD compliance

There are six key ways Te Pou works to assist DHBs to achieve PRIMHD compliance. This assistance includes, but is not limited to:

• targeted training for DHB managers and clinicians on the collection and use of outcomes information
• access to user-friendly reports with the DHBs own data
• explanatory information on the reports so DHB staff can interpret tables and graphs
• assistance with system processes so DHBs can ensure their collections are compliant with the ICP
• advice and support to DHBs as required to eliminate outcomes data anomalies
• support networks and linkages.

If you would like more information about PRIMHD reports or compliance please contact Sandra Baxendine.