Type of Care Provided

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Consumer Experience

Defining Attributes

Definition

Thinking about the most recent time [you/name of RP] went to an emergency department, at the time did [you/they] think the care could have been provided at a general practice? Answer options: yes, no, don't know

Numerator

A subset of the denominator that represents patients aged 16 and older who responded to questions regarding type of care provided within emergency department within last 12 months.

Denominator

Patients aged 16 and older who responded to questions regarding type of care provided within an emergency department setting.

Exclusions

Australian permanent defence force members and their dependants, non-Australian defence forces, residents of the Indigenous Community Strata, persons living in non-private dwellings such as hotels, university residences, boarding schools, hospitals, nursing homes, homes for people with disabilities, and prisons.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

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