Functional Gain Following Completed Rehabilitation Program
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
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
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
Data Collection Methods
Interrogation of the AROC data set. Data to be entered into AOS system for AROC.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
6 monthly reporting periods (1 Jan to 30 June and 1 July to 31 Dec).
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
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
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
Link to Measurement Tools
ACHS Performance Indicator Reporting Tool (PIRT ONLINE)