Assistive Product Expenditure
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Government expenditure and compulsory insurance schemes (as defined through the System of Health Accounts) for assistive products that are provided to clients in the country per capita. It may include other government agencies' expenditure, such as that of ministries of social affairs. Preferably this is only expenditure on the product itself, not the associated professional service fees when part of a service package. A per capita measure allows for better interpretation of expenditure and comparability across countries.
Numerator
Assistive product expenditure per year for the country.
Denominator
Total population.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Across geographic areas. This indicator could be expanded to include all expenditure, including research and other capital costs related to assistive products. It could also be turned into a measure of expenditure as a proportion of total health expenditure by replacing the denominator with the total health expenditure. Finally, this indicator could also be adapted to measure all expenditure, including private expenditure by individuals, if survey data existed that provided an average spend on these by the population.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Method of measurement: Total assistive product expenditure per year for country / total population of country. Preferred data sources: Ministry of health, other government agencies, including insurance schemes.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Not applicable
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
World Health Organization (WHO). Rehabilitation indicator menu: a tool accompanying the Framework for Rehabilitation Monitoring and Evaluation (FRAME). 2019. Accessed December 2022. Available from: apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/330955. World Health Organization (WHO). Guidance on the analysis and use of routine health information systems: rehabilitation module. 2022. Accessed December 2022. Available from: www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240050242.
Technical Specifications
Rehabilitation indicator menu 2019: apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/330955. Guidance on the analysis and use of routine health information systems:rehabilitation module 2022: www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240050242
Link to Measurement Tools
Rehabilitation Indicator Menu tool for Rehabilitation Monitoring and Evaluation (FRAME) to enable countries to adopt core indicators & select and adopt relevant expanded indicators. (Not Applicable)