General Practices With Accreditation
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Productivity Commission: Report on Government Services - Primary and Community Health
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Wait and System Planning / Access
Defining Attributes
Definition
The number of general practices in Australia that are accredited as a rate per 100 general practices.
Numerator
The number of general practices in Australia that are accredited.
Denominator
The total number of general practices in Australia divided by 100.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By jurisdiction and year.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Primary Health Network (PHN) – number of general practices which are accredited and number of general practices in the PHN region
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Australian Government Productivity Commission Report on Government Services
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