Primary Care Wait Time
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publishing Organisation
OECD PaRIS
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Person-Centredness
Domain
Consumer Experience
Defining Attributes
Definition
The next questions are about the last time that you had a consultation with your <> with a doctor, nurse or other health care professional to get care for yourself. This may have been with your main health care professional, or another health care professional, and includes consultations over the phone or in a doctor's office or clinic. Was the time you waited a problem for you? (1=Yes, 2=No, 3=Not sure)
Numerator
Number of responses to each category
Denominator
Number of responses to the question
Exclusions
LAST APP (country specific question to establish eligibility)
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods
Paper/Telephone
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
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Modified from OECD proposed set of questions on patient experiences with ambulatory care
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
23 July 2025
Actions
Date Modified 23 July 2025