Performance Indicators for Coding Quality (PICQ)
PICQ™ Statewide Results Page
PICQ™ analyses are provided here for benchmarking purposes.
PICQ™ performance indicators are categorised according to the degree of the potential coding issue. There are four indicator degrees:
Degree |
Degree Name |
Degree Description |
Health Service Action |
F |
Fatal Indicator |
Any record found by such an indicator has been coded incorrectly by definition (because any exceptions have been written into the indicator’s definition). |
It is the Department of Health’s expectation that all fatal indicators are reviewed, corrected and resubmitted to the VAED. |
W1 |
Warning Indicator -1% |
Any record found by a 1% warning indicator (W1) indicates that individual codes or combinations of codes or data items are likely to be incorrect. In W1 indicators, the probability that the record is correct is low (less than 1%) and only likely in some rare circumstances. |
It is the Department of Health’s expectation that all W1 indicators are reviewed. If the W1 indicators detect coding errors, these should be corrected and resubmitted to the VAED. |
W2 |
Warning Indicator - other |
Any record found by a warning indicator - other (W2) indicates that individual codes or combinations of codes or data items are likely to be incorrect (although it is possible). |
It is the Department of Health’s expectation that all W2 indicators are reviewed. If the W2 indicators detect coding errors, these should be corrected and resubmitted to the VAED. |
R |
Relative Indicator |
Any records found by such an indicator are counted and expressed as a ratio of a larger (usually) group of episodes. These indicators would generally be used to assess the overall quality of coded data rather than identify individual problem records. |
The Department of Health do not expect health services to review individual records in this category. |
2010-11
 Victorian Statewide PICQ results 2010-11 Public (Excel File 171KB) - Added 20 December 2011
Victorian Statewide PICQ results 2010-11 Private (Excel File 170KB) - Added 20 December 2011
2009-10
Victorian Statewide PICQ Results 2009-10 (July 09) (Excel File 7.03MB)
- Added 30 September 2009
2008-09
Victorian Statewide PICQ Results 2008-09 (July - Jun 09) (Excel File 7.06MB) - Added 24 August 2009
2007-08
Victorian Statewide PICQ Results 2007-08 (July - June) (Excel File
2.6MB) - Updated 21 August 2008
Results for previous years are available in HDSS Archive
Text Updated
5 January, 2012
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