Has Usual GP
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of patients aged 45 and over who, in the preceding 12 months, had a usual GP. Based on the question: 'Do you have a usual GP?'
Numerator
The sum of calibrated sample weights for patients who answered 'Yes' to the survey question.
Denominator
The sum of calibrated sample weights for all responses to the question.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Results are presented as crude rates due to the small differences with direct age-standardisation rates (to the Australian estimated resident population) which are less appropriate for the focus on patient-reported experience measures.
Stratifications
By Primary Health Network (PHN), sex, age group in years (45-54, 55-64, 65-74, 75-84, 85+), remoteness area (major cities, inner regional, outer regional, remote/very remote), main language spoken at home (English, other language), private health insurance coverage, highest level of educational attainment, self-assessed patient health status, number of long-term health conditions (none, 1, 2, 3 or more).
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
The Survey of Health Care 2016