Type of Care Provided
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
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.