Outpatients - Local Health Network Tier 2 Clinics With Long Wait(s)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Government of South Australia: SA Health Key Performance Indicators 2023-24
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Access / Waiting Times
Defining Attributes
Definition
Specialist Outpatient Clinics in Metropolitan Hospitals with maximum wait times exceeding 4 years for an initial appointment for patients that are routine or non-urgent or on a waiting list and have not been given an appointment.
Numerator
Denominator
Not applicable.
Exclusions
Patients who have been given an appointment are excluded. All urgent (category 1) patients are given an appointment and are therefore not added to the outpatient waiting list.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Non Admitted Patient Domain.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
SA Health Service Agreements 2023-2024. Not publicly reported based on current evidence.
Reporting Frequency
Quarterly
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
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