Existence of a Universal Access Telephone Number for Pre-Hospital Care
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
World Health Organization
Publishing Organisation
World Health Organization (WHO): Global Health Observatory
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Equity
Domain
Service Delivery and Care Planning
Defining Attributes
Definition
Whether the pre-hospital care system includes a universal national access number.
Numerator
This is a binary variable
Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
WHO survey
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
2016 data reported in 2020
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
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
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025