Percentage of Transition Care Clients Whose Functional Ability Was Either Maintained or Improved During Their Utilisation of the Transition Care Program

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Government of Western Australia, Department of Health: Outcome Based Management Framework
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Appropriate Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of transition care clients whose functional ability was either maintained or improved during their utilisation of the Transition Care Programme.

Numerator

Total number of discharges from Transition Care Programme service providers contracted by the Western Australia Department of Health where the client either maintained or improved their functional ability during the care period.

Denominator

Total number of discharges from Transition Care Programme service providers contracted by the WA Department of Health.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Transition Care Program database. Data is provided by the contracted Transition Care Program providers.

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods

Government of Western Australia, Department of Health Annual Report.

Reporting Frequency
Annually. Reported in 2021/22 and 2022/23 annual reports and included in 2023/24 annual report specifications
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes

Source and Reference Attributes

Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025