Assistive Product Expenditure

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
World Health Organization
Publishing Organisation
World Health Organization (WHO): Rehabilitation Indicator Menu
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Equity
Domain
Resources

Defining Attributes

Definition

Government expenditure and compulsory insurance schemes (as defined through the system of health accounts, 2011) for assistive products per capita. This includes government expenditure from the ministry of health and in some cases from the ministry of social affairs. Preferably this is only expenditure on the product itself, not the associated professional service fees when part of a service package.

Numerator

Annual assistive product expenditure.

Denominator

Total population.

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

None

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Preferred data source: ministry of health. Other data sources: Ministry of social affairs or other government agencies, including insurance schemes.

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

World Health Organization (WHO). Rehabilitation indicator menu. 2nd edition. 2023. Accessed September 2023. Available from: www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240076440

Technical Specifications

Rehabilitation indicator menu 2023 2nd edition: www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240076440

Link to Measurement Tools
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