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How will we know we are succeeding?
Measure
Baseline
Target 2015/16
Target 2016/17 and 2017/18
Ambulatory sensitive hospital admissions per 100,000 for congestive heart failure
80
Less than 80
Decrease
1.8.2.3 Fewer people are admitted to hospital for avoidable conditions Why is this important?
There are a number of admissions to hospital for conditions which are seen as avoidable through appropriate early intervention and a reduction in risk factors. A reduction in these admissions will reflect better management and treatment of people across the whole system, will free up hospital resources for more complex and urgent cases and deliver Better, Sooner, More Convenient Healthcare for all New Zealanders.
How will we know we are succeeding?
When we reduce the ratio of actual to expected avoidable hospital admissions for our population.
Measure
Baseline 2013/14
Target 2015/16
Target 2016/17
Target 2017/18
The number of ambulatory sensitive hospital admissions per 100,000 population (0-74 age group)
80
Less than 80
Decrease
1.8.2.4 People Maintain Functional Independence Why is this important?
We aim to support people to maintain functional independence. With a population that is ageing, there tends to be an increased demand on our constrained resources. We are looking to manage the expected growth in demand by improved models of care that support people to remain independent for as long as possible.
How will we know we are succeeding?
Ideally, we would like to promote a model of care that reduces the proportional length of time an older person requires Aged Residential Care. As we do not currently capture this information, our best proxy indicator is to increase the average age at which an older person enters Aged Residential Care.
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