Cost Barriers to Specialist, GP, Imaging or Pathology
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of people who delayed or did not see a medical specialist, GP, get an imaging test and/or get a pathology test at least once due to cost in the last 12 months.
Numerator
Sum of calibrated sample weights for people aged 15 years or over who reported delaying or not accessing either a medical specialist, GP, imaging and/or pathology test when needed due to cost and who were enumerated within the particular PHN area.
Denominator
All people aged 15 years or older who reported that they needed to see/have a medical specialist, GP, imaging and/or pathology test within the PHN area.
Exclusions
Excludes pathology and imaging tests conducted in hospital, and any dental imaging tests.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By Primary Health Network (PHN).
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Patient Experiences in Australia Survey, 2016–17.