Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard Indicators: 4a- Proportion of Patients With a Final Diagnosis of Acute Stroke Seen by a Physiotherapist Within 48 Hours of Presentation to Hospital
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of patients with a final diagnosis of acute stroke seen by a physiotherapist within 48 hours of hospital presentation.
Numerator
Number of patients with a final diagnosis of acute stroke seen be a physiotherapist within 48 hours of presentation to hospital.
Denominator
Number of patients with a final diagnosis of acute stroke who separated from hospital.
Exclusions
Both the numerator and the denominator only include patients with a final diagnosis of acute stroke. National Stroke Audit: Excludes patients declining involvement.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Standard: Patient medical records - allied health records, nursing notes and medical notes.
Data were collected using the Australian Stroke Data Tool (AuSDaT), an integrated, web-based data management system developed through a collaboration of programs and led by the Stroke Foundation and the Florey Institute for Neuroscience and Mental Health by auditors. AuSDaT was previously Australian Stroke Clinical Registry.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
National Stroke Audit every second year (i.e. 2019, 2021 etc.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). Acute stroke clinical care standard indicators: 4a - Proportion of patients with a final diagnosis of acute stroke seen by a physiotherapist within 48 hours of presentation to hospital, 2019-. Accessed August 3, 2023. Available from: meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/719107.
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard. Accessed August 3, 2023. Available from: www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-05/Acute-Stroke-Clinical-Care-Standard-2019.pdf.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). Clinical care standard indicators: acute stroke. Accessed August 3, 2023. Available from: meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/719072.
Ryan O, Ghuliani J, Grabsch B, Hill K, C Cloud G, Breen S, et al. Development, implementation, and evaluation of the Australian Stroke Data Tool (AuSDaT): Comprehensive data capturing for multiple uses. Health Information Management Journal.0(0):18333583221117184.
Stroke Foundation. National Stroke Audit: Acute Services Report 2021. Accessed August 3, 2023:[30 p.]. Available from: informme.org.au/media/0bzk42xf/2021_acute-services-national-report.pdf
Technical Specifications
Meta data online registry technical specifications: meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/719107
Quality indicator is part of Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard set that is a Standard by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care to guide local implementation: www.safetyandquality.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-05/Acute-Stroke-Clinical-Care-Standard-2019.pdf, meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/719072
Article related to AuSDAT development: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/18333583221117184
Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standards - National Standard from 2021 report p.30 informme.org.au/media/0bzk42xf/2021_acute-services-national-report.pdf
Link to Measurement Tools
Australian Stroke Data Tool (AuSDaT)