Patient Referrals, Defined as the Number of Patients Recorded as Being Transferred From Health Centres to Other Health Facilities per 1,000 People per Year
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Rural and Remote Care
Country
Papua New Guinea
Publishing Organisation
Cairns et al. (2018)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Access
Defining Attributes
Definition
Numerator
Number of patients recorded as being transferred from health centres to other health facilities
Denominator
1,000 people per year
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
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
Cairns A., Witter S., Hou X. 2018 Exploring Factors Driving the Performance of Rural Health Care in Papua New Guinea DOI:10.1596/29875 Accessed 12.04.2024 www.researchgate.net/publication/326311323ExploringFactorsDrivingthePerformanceofRuralHealthCareinPapuaNew_Guinea
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
23 July 2025
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Date Modified 23 July 2025