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
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Date Modified 11 June 2026