The National Program for Quality Indicators for Community Medicine publishes data each year that allows for the examination of compliance with quality indicators in a particular year, as well as the assessment of gaps by gender, age, socioeconomic status, and region. Alongside the indicators, data were also presented on the distribution of mental health providers in the community and the distribution of gastroenterology institutes serving adults aged 50–74.

The summary below presents the key findings for 2019–2023. These were years of considerable change, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the transition out of the pandemic, and, in the final quarter of 2023, the events of October 7 and the ongoing war, with their wide-ranging effects.
The data presented for 2023 cover the entire year. It is reasonable to assume that the substantial impact of these events on health and the use of health services is diluted when the full year is considered, and that the magnitude of the changes presented would have been greater had the analysis focused only on the final quarter of 2023.

The National Program for Quality Indicators for Community Medicine publishes data each year that allows for the examination of compliance with quality indicators in a particular year, as well as the assessment of gaps by gender, age, socioeconomic status, and region. Following the events of October 7th, and the Iron Swords War, starting in 2023, the production of the program's indicators includes the Western Negev cluster as a separate region. The rates by residential district can be seen on the maps' publications page or in the annual presentation. In the near future, we will publish a Health Disparities Report for 2022-2023, which will examine changes in rates of performance on the measures over time, gaps by population group (Arab, Haredi, and other), and for the first time, a regional analysis including separate figures for the Gaza Envelope.

The National Program for Quality Indicators in Community Healthcare publishes data annually, enabling the assessment of adherence to quality indicators in a given year, as well as the evaluation of disparities by sex, age, and socioeconomic status, and trends over time.
The year 2022 was characterized by a return to routine following the COVID-19 pandemic and will serve as a reference year for assessing changes in health, mental health, and the use of healthcare services that may occur as a result of the events of October 7 and the Iron Swords War.

This annual report presents data from the National Program for Quality Indicators in Community Healthcare for the years 2017–2021. The current report is unique in that it covers the years during which the COVID-19 pandemic emerged.
The report includes the years 2017–2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic; 2020, which was characterized by intermittent lockdowns and major changes in the daily lives of the population in Israel; and 2021, which began with a partial lockdown but included a significant return to routine following the arrival of vaccines in Israel, alongside three waves of COVID-19 infection. During these two years, the healthcare system faced new challenges.
This report enables a national assessment of changes in quality indicators during the management of the pandemic, as well as the extent to which the situation in Israel returned to its pre-pandemic state—and, in some cases, improved compared with the pre-pandemic period.
The report also highlights the emergence of new disparities that should be monitored and taken into consideration when planning community healthcare services.

The year 2020 was overshadowed by the global COVID-19 pandemic, which left its mark on many areas of life, particularly on healthcare systems, which stood at the forefront of the response to the rising burden of illness.
Periods of lockdown and social distancing, the allocation of medical resources in hospitals and the community to the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19, the high burden of illness imposed by the pandemic on the healthcare system, deliberate efforts to reduce elective healthcare services (at least during the early stages of the pandemic), restrictions on movement and reduced public transportation, concerns about infection among both patients and healthcare staff, and the economic hardship associated with the pandemic—all of these factors were expected to lead to a significant decline in the use of healthcare services beyond those related to COVID-19.

Annual Report for 2017-2019

The current report evaluates the quality of care across a range of important areas of community healthcare, including health promotion, screening for the early detection of cancer, diabetes, mental health, cardiovascular disease, antibiotic use, and the health of children and adults.
This year, the Adult Health chapter includes, for the first time, an indicator assessing appropriate pharmacological treatment following a hip fracture among adults aged 65–85.

The report includes an assessment of the quality of care across a range of important areas of community healthcare. These include health promotion, screening for the early detection of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, child and elderly health, and antibiotic use.
For the first time this year, findings are also published for mental health indicators, including continuity of care following psychiatric hospitalization and monitoring and control of metabolic risk factors among people with severe mental illness.

The report includes an assessment of the quality of care across a range of important areas of community healthcare, including health promotion, screening for the early detection of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, child and elderly health, and antibiotic use.
This year, measurement of indicators in the field of community mental health was introduced for the first time, with the findings expected to be published only in the next report. Additional indicators were also introduced in the area of continuity of care, with their findings to be published in subsequent reports.
For the first time, this report incorporates a variable measuring the socioeconomic status of insured individuals, based on the socioeconomic cluster of the statistical area of their residential address. This enables the identification of disparities, representing the first step in the important effort to reduce health inequalities.

Annual Report for 2013–2015

Annual Report for 2012–2014

This report includes several new indicators and reflects updates to a number of existing indicators to improve their validity and align them with international literature. The main changes are as follows:
As part of the health promotion domain, information on the prevalence of obesity and smoking among adults is included for the first time. In the area of respiratory diseases, a quality indicator for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was included for the first time. As part of the assessment of the quality of care for older adults (aged 65 and over), indicators on the use of sedative and hypnotic medications from the benzodiazepine class were included for the first time, as well as documentation of weight in this age group.
In the area of diabetes, quality indicators related to diabetic kidney disease were expanded and now address disease monitoring, documentation, and treatment. Finally, all diabetes indicators were divided into two groups: one comprising indicators related to adults with diabetes, and the other focusing on children and adolescents with diabetes.

This annual report presents, for the first time, information on the documentation of insured individuals’ smoking status in their medical records. As in previous reports, several indicators were updated to improve their validity and align them with the international literature. Of particular note are the changes made to several diabetes indicators in order to align them with the latest literature.

The data presented in this report provide a continuous and systematic assessment of quality indicators across a range of areas of community healthcare, enabling a comprehensive examination of performance in these areas. The data in this report, together with existing information on financial performance and insured individuals’ satisfaction levels, will enable decision-makers to develop a comprehensive picture and support informed decision-making in this important area of the healthcare system.

The data presented in this report provide a continuous and systematic assessment of quality indicators across a range of areas of community healthcare, enabling a comprehensive examination of performance in these areas. The data in this report, together with existing information on financial performance and insured individuals’ satisfaction levels, will enable decision-makers to develop a comprehensive picture and support informed decision-making in this important area of the healthcare system.

The current report presents a partial national picture of the quality of community healthcare in Israel for the years 2005–2007. The data in the report cover six areas of community healthcare: influenza vaccination, screening for colorectal cancer and mammography for breast cancer, asthma care, diabetes care, pediatric care, and cardiac care.
Each area of healthcare is presented in a separate chapter of the report. These areas were selected by the Steering Committee because they are central to many healthcare systems worldwide and affect a very large proportion of the population.

The current report presents a partial national picture of the quality of community healthcare in Israel for the years 2004–2006. The data in the report cover five areas of community healthcare: influenza vaccination, screening for colorectal cancer and mammography for breast cancer, asthma care, diabetes care, and cardiac care.
Each area of healthcare is presented in a separate chapter of the report. These areas were selected by the Steering Committee because they are central to many healthcare systems worldwide and affect a very large proportion of the population.

The current report presents a partial national picture of the quality of community healthcare in Israel for the years 2003–2005. The data in the report cover five areas of community healthcare: influenza vaccination, screening for colorectal cancer and mammography for breast cancer, asthma care, diabetes care, and cardiac care.
Each area of healthcare is presented in a separate chapter of the report. These areas were selected by the Steering Committee because they are central to many healthcare systems worldwide and affect a very large proportion of the population.