Pain Management
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Productivity Commission: Health - Ambulance Services
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Pain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The proportion of patients who report a clinically meaningful reduction in pain severity at the end of ambulance service treatment (minimum 2-point reduction in pain score from first to final recorded measurement).
Numerator
Denominator
Exclusions
Patients who refuse pain medication for whatever reason or have an unrecorded/missing date of birth are excluded.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
By jurisdiction (state/territory) and year.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods
Council of Ambulance Authorities Australia (CAA) (unpublished) on behalf of state and territory governments
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
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