FNIHCC falls equity gap (deprivation quintile)

Health Equity

How this indicator is defined

Methodology version v1.0

Equity gap (percentage points)

The Fall event rate for the most-advantaged deprivation band (equity stratum 1) minus the rate for the least-advantaged band (stratum 5), in percentage points. A smaller gap reflects more equitable care. The gap is not computable when either band has no eligible patients.

Data inputs

Fall event

How patients are attributed— Attribution rule and risk adjustment.

Risk-adjustment modelField 11 — Risk-adjustment model: None

How comparison works— Peer group, reliability threshold, peer comparator.

Reliability thresholdField 13 — Reliability threshold: 30