Visiting Optometrists Scheme and Rural Health Outreach Fund
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Rural and Remote Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Equity
Domain
Service Delivery
Defining Attributes
Definition
Occasions of service under the Visiting Optometrists Scheme (VOS) and occasions of eye health-related service under the Rural Health Outreach Fund (RHOF).
Numerator
Number of Visiting Optometrist Scheme services delivered
Denominator
Number of services needed by population
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Department of Health
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Visiting Optometrists Scheme and Rural Health Outreach Fund (VOS - RHOF). Accessed 5.4.2024.
Technical Specifications
Visiting Optometrists Scheme and Rural Health Outreach Fund (VOS - RHOF) (aihw.gov.au)
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
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Date Modified 02 December 2025