Average Length of Stay
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
New South Wales Bureau of Health Information (BHI)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Service Delivery and Care Planning
Defining Attributes
Definition
The mean of total bed days for all completed episodes of care within the defined period.
Numerator
The total number of days in hospital for all episode of care (including same-day and overnight patients).
Denominator
The total number of episodes of care.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By hospital.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Admitted Patient Data Collection (APDC)
Frequency of Data Collection
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods
Online at: www.bhi.nsw.gov.au/home
Reporting Frequency
Quarterly
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
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
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