Functional Gain Following Completed Rehabilitation Program

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
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Functional Change

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of patients who have functional gain after completed rehabilitation program.

Numerator

Number of patients who have completed a rehabilitation program and for whom there is documented evidence of functional gain, during the 6 month reporting period.

Denominator

Number of patients who have completed a rehabilitation program, during the 6 month reporting period.

Exclusions

Patients who died. Patients whose suspension of rehabilitation treatment leads to a care type change to acute care.

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.

Technical Specifications
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)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025