Rehabilitation – Timeliness Of Care

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

Proportion of patients who commence a rehabilitation program within one day of being clinically ready for rehabilitation. Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre Indicator – Rehabilitation Inpatient Commencement Within 1 Day Of Clinical Readiness.

Numerator

Count of patients who commence a rehabilitation program within one day of being clinically ready for rehabilitation. A patient is "clinically ready for rehabilitation" when the rehabilitation physician, or physician with an interest in rehabilitation or delegate, deems the patient ready to start their rehabilitation program and have documented this in the patient's medical record. Record the date patient is ready for rehabilitation and not the data rehabilitation starts.

Denominator

Count of patients who commence rehabilitation on or after being clinically ready for rehabilitation.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Australian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre (AROC) extract file provided by each LHN.

Frequency of Data Collection
Monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
30
Reporting Methods

SA Health Service Agreements 2023-2024. Not publicly reported based on current evidence.

Reporting Frequency
Monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
30
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