Average Cost of a Transition Care Day Provided by Contracted Non-Government Organisations/Service Providers

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Government of Western Australia, Department of Health: Outcome Based Management Framework
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Appropriate Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

Average cost of a transition care day provided by non government organisation/service providers contracted by the Department of Health

Numerator

Total accrued expenditure for delivery of Western Australia Department of Health Transition Care programme 11.3 (Transition Programs)

Denominator

Total Transition Care Programme care days delivered

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Numerator: OBM Allocation application Oracle 11i financial system. Denominator: Transition Care Program databas

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

Government of Western Australia, Department of Health Annual Report

Reporting Frequency
Annually. Reported in 2021/22 and 2022/23 annual reports and included in 2023/24 annual report specifications.
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
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
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
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025