Multidisciplinary Care Plans in Sub-Acute Care

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
National Indicators Project
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Setting-Specific Domain
Appropriate Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

Proportion of patients beginning a sub-acute care program or transiting between sub-acute services that have an agreed multidisciplinary care plan.

Numerator

Number of patients with an agreed multidisciplinary health care plan at transition points beginning or between sub-acute care services

Denominator

Number of instances of a patient starting on a sub-acute health care program or transiting between sub-acute care services

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods

No data source or data collection arrangements

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

Data currently not available

Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2009. Towards national indicators of safety and quality in health care. Cat. no. HSE 75. Canberra: AIHW. www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/e352f4fc-3a24-43e9-8a92-adfada971227/hse-75-10792.pdf.aspx?inline=true

Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Domain
Not Assigned
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
No
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
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025