Patients Waiting Within the Clinically Recommended Time (Specialist Outpatient Care)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Queensland Health Specialist Outpatient Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Access / Waiting Times
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients waiting for an outpatient appointment at the census date who waited up to the maximum recommended time, for each urgency category.
Numerator
Number of patients waiting for an outpatient appointment at the census date who waited up to the maximum recommended time, for each urgency category (inferred).
Denominator
Number of patients waiting for an outpatient appointment, for each urgency category (inferred).
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
By urgency category.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
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
Actions
Date Modified 12 March 2025