Rehabilitation Professional Registration
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of rehabilitation professions in the country with professional licensing, registration, credentialing processes. The licensing, registration, credentialing processes for health personnel are governed by specific regulations and laws in each country. These are formal, documented processes that may be specific to rehabilitation personnel or part of wider health personnel licensing, registration processes.
Numerator
Number of the rehabilitation professions, as outlined in expanded indicator 6, that functioning professional licensing, registration and credentialing processes.
Denominator
Total number of rehabilitation professions working in the country.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Method of measurement: Number of rehabilitation professions with professional licensing, registration, credentialing processes in the country/total number of rehabilitation professions in the country x 100. Preferred data sources: National health workforce database and regulatory bodies.
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)