Rehabilitation Integrated Into Tertiary Health Care

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
World Health Organization
Publishing Organisation
World Health Organization (WHO): Rehabilitation Indicator Menu
Type of Quality Indicator
Structure
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Accessibility

Defining Attributes

Definition

The proportion of tertiary care hospitals in the country that have three or more rehabilitation occupational groups. This includes any tertiary care hospital-based rehabilitation service, whether inpatient or outpatient clinics. The occupational groups include the seven common occupational groups listed in the rehabilitation personnel density indicator (Core indicator 4). Countries can use their own definitions of tertiary hospital, but such hospitals are generally understood to provide highly specialised care and may have teaching facilities. They typically range from 300–1500 beds and are often referred to as national, central or teaching hospitals.

Numerator

Number of tertiary care hospitals with three or more rehabilitation occupational groups.

Denominator

Total number of tertiary care hospitals.

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

For both numerator and denominator: geographical region.

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Preferred data source: RHIS (WHO standard facility indicator "Rehabilitation personnel density"). Other possible sources: HHFA (WHO HHFA Rehabilitation care readiness indicator 3.6.2.3.2), ministry of health administrative data, professional associations.

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
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
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025