Proportion of Episodes Where the Care Recipients' Functional Status Improved

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW): Transition Care Programme
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Setting-Specific Domain
Appropriate Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

Proportion of episodes where the care recipients' functional status improved

Numerator

Number of episodes where the care recipients' functional status improved.

Denominator

Number of episodes.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

By length of stay

Collection and Reporting Attributes

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

Reported in Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Older people leaving hospital: a statistical overview of the Transition Care Program 2009-10 and 2010-11 and KPMG on behalf of the Department of Health Review of the Transition Care Programme

Reporting Frequency
10 years
Reporting Frequency in Days
3650
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Older people leaving hospital: a statistical overview of the Transition Care Program 2009-10 and 2010-11 www.aihw.gov.au/reports/aged-care/older-people-leaving-hospital-2009-10-2010-11/data www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/16bc2911-5360-4a80-ad78-7e8e02af94f1/14920.pdf?inline=true KPMG on behalf of the Department of Health Review of the Transition Care Programme www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/2019/12/review-of-the-transition-care-programme-final-report_0.pdf

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