Patient-Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association Incorporated Instructions Indicator, Yes/No Code N
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Rural and Remote Care
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW): Instructions Indicator, Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association: Instructions Indicator
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Service Delivery
Defining Attributes
Definition
An indicator of whether instructions were given for a patient in accordance with the Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association Incorporated (CARPA) guidelines, as represented by a code.
Numerator
Number of patients receiving instructions in accordance with CARPA guidelines
Denominator
Number of patients
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Patient – Central Australian Rural Practitioners Association Incorporated Instructions indicator. Accessed 5.04.2024
Technical Specifications
Number is reported with the following meanings:
Permissible values, 1 =Yes, 1=No
Supplementary values:7=Not applicable, 8=Unknown, 9=Not stated/inadequately described
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