Rehabilitation Intensity
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients that averaged at least two hours of active therapist supervised practice per day, across their active rehabilitation days, during the 6 month time period.
Numerator
Number of patients that averaged at least two hours of active therapist supervised practice per day, across their active rehab days, during the 6 month time period.
Denominator
Number of patients admitted to a rehabilitation unit, during the 6 month time period.
Exclusions
None
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
Including all patients admitted to a rehabilitation unit/facility. Interrogation of hospital records. NOTE: AROC has built these items into the inpatient data set for this information to be recorded against, effective from 11th October 2021. 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 where reporting data closes Feb 14 and 1 July to 31 Dec where reporting data closes Aug 14.
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)