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
Rehabilitation Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC): Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Access

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
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Electronic/paper chart records
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
Every two years.
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
730
Reporting Methods

National Stroke Audit every second year (i.e. 2019, 2021 etc.

Reporting Frequency
Every two years
Reporting Frequency in Days
730
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes

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)

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
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025