Rate of General Practices Receiving Payment for After Hours Services
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Primary Health Networks (PHN) Performance and Quality Framework
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Wait and System Planning / Access
Defining Attributes
Definition
Rate of general practices receiving a Practice Incentives Program (PIP) level 1-5 payment for after hours services
Numerator
Number of general practices receiving an after hour incentive payment for each level in each PHN region
Denominator
Number of general practices in each PHN at each financial year
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
PHN area
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
PHN reporting
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Quarterly
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
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