Length of Stay
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Number of days on which care has been provided.
Numerator
Number of days on which care has been provided., calculated as the rehabilitation end date (date discharged from rehabilitation service) minus the rehabilitation start date (date admitted to the rehabilitation service), minus the number of leave days during the rehabilitation episode of care.
Denominator
This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is all patients admitted to rehabilitation.
Exclusions
Excluding leave dates.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Casemix adjusted length of is the difference between the actual length of stay and the expected length of stay and is calculated at the episode level. Mean length of stay is the average adjusted length of stay calculated at the facility and impairment level.
Stratifications
Episode level. Facility level. Impairment level.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Facility IT system OR AROC Online Services.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Internal System.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
University of Wollongong, 2023, Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre (AROC), www.uow.edu.au/ahsri/aroc/
Technical Specifications
Data collection: www.uow.edu.au/ahsri/aroc/about/membership-governance-outputs/#d.en.112923
Data collection frequency: www.uow.edu.au/ahsri/aroc/dataset/inpatient-dataset/ Data availability and reports: www.uow.edu.au/ahsri/aroc/reports-archive/
Calculation: documents.uow.edu.au/content/groups/public/@web/@chsd/@aroc/documents/doc/uow266447.pdf
Link to Measurement Tools
AROC