Multidisciplinary Team Plan Within 7 Days

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
Australia, New Zealand
Publishing Organisation
Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS): Clinical Indicators Version 7
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Person-Centred Care

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of patients with a multidisciplinary team plan within 7 days during a 6 month reporting period.

Numerator

Number of patients admitted to a rehabilitation unit/facility for whom there is a documented establishment of an initial multidisciplinary rehabilitation plan within 7 days of patient admission, during the 6 month reporting period.

Denominator

Number of patients admitted to a rehabilitation unit/facility with a minimum length of stay of 7 days, during the 6 month reporting period.

Exclusions

Patients admitted to a rehabilitation unit/facility whose length of stay is less than 7 days.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

All organisations are stratified into public / private categories and type of rehabilitation care: • Category 1: Rehabilitation service provided by allied health professionals under the clinical supervision of the referring medical officer. • Category 2: Rehabilitation service providing rehabilitation within a particular medical speciality such as orthopaedics, geriatrics or cardiology and is under the direction of an appropriate qualified specialist. • Category 3: Rehabilitation service under the direction of a Rehabilitation Medicine Specialist and providing a full range of rehabilitation services.

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Interrogation of the AROC data set. Data to be entered into AOS system for AROC.

Frequency of Data Collection
6 monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
182
Reporting Methods

6 monthly reporting periods (1 Jan to 30 June and 1 July to 31 Dec).

Reporting Frequency
Annually (Australasian Clinical Indicator Report) and 6 monthly (comparative reports)
Reporting Frequency in Days
182-365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Australian Health Services Research Institute (AHSRI). Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) Clinical Indicators Version 7 - AROC resources and information. Accessed August 3, 2023. Available from: ahsri.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AD/pages/17268753/ACHS+Clinical+Indicators+Version+7+-+AROC+resources+and+information.

The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS). Australian Clinical Indicator Report: 2010-2017: 19th Edition. Accessed August 3, 2023. Available from: www.achs.org.au/getmedia/6373fa55-fc61-43a6-887a-d7deb7ed6898/acir2010-201719th.pdf.

Technical Specifications

Rehabilitation Medicine Version 7 Clinical Indicator User Manual: ahsri.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/AD/pages/17268753/ACHS+Clinical+Indicators+Version+7+-+AROC+resources+and+information Australian Clinical IndicatorReport 2010 to 2017: achs.org.au/getmedia/6373fa55-fc61-43a6-887a-d7deb7ed6898/acir2010-201719th.pdf

Link to Measurement Tools

ACHS Performance Indicator Reporting Tool (PIRT ONLINE)

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
12 March 2025