Percentage of Persons Receiving Ambulatory Rehabilitation Assessment, Follow-Up and Treatment in All Districts/Sections/Communities Served by the Stroke Rehabilitation Service/Program

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada: Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Accessibility

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of persons receiving ambulatory rehabilitation assessment, follow-up and treatment in all districts/sections/communities served by the stroke rehabilitation service/program. (This would include telehealth, clinic, in-home).

Numerator

Number of persons receiving ambulatory rehabilitation assessment, follow-up and treatment in all districts/sections/communities served by the stroke rehabilitation service/program (inferred).

Denominator

Number of people referred to ambulatory rehabilitation (inferred).

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods

Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Outpatient and In-Home Stroke Rehabilitation (including Early Supported Discharge). In: Rehabilitation and Recovery following Stroke [Internet]. 6th ed. 2019. Accessed May 2023. Available from: www.strokebestpractices.ca/recommendations/stroke-rehabilitation/outpatient-and-community-based-stroke-rehabilitation-including-esd.

Link to Measurement Tools

Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network (Not available)

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
No
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
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
31 March 2026