Rate of Population Receiving Specific Health Assessments
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
Service Delivery and Care Planning
Defining Attributes
Definition
Rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population receiving health assessments (MBS item 715) for children aged 0-14; adults aged 15-54; adults aged 55 years and over
Numerator
The total number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people receiving health assessment (MBS715)
Denominator
The total Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in the PHN
Exclusions
Exclude all non-Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
PHN area
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
MBS - number of people receiving health assessments; ABS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in the PHN
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
30
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)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
Yes
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025