Quality Indicator Repository
Quality indicators are standardised, evidence-based measures used to monitor and evaluate the quality and safety of care. The ACAC developed a Quality Indicator Repository. For information on its development see this document.
Please navigate the Quality Indicator Repository to learn about the quality indicators we identified across care settings and their defining, data, and source attributes. You can also use the Quality Indicator Repository to download quality indicators of interest to you.
Percentage of separations from an inpatient unit where the consumer was re-admitted (planned or unplanned) to any inpatient unit within 28 days of separation.
Percentage of people told by a specialist if they had cancer, or if cancer was definitively excluded, within four weeks (28-days) of an urgent referral.
Risk-adjusted rate of urgent readmission following discharge for acute myocardial infarction.
The rate (per 100 patient discharges) of unplanned returns to a hospital within 30 days of discharge. It includes medical patients who were hospitalised for non-surgical treatment, and patients who had surgery while in hospital. Alternate Name: Hospital Readmission Rate Within 30 Days Of Leaving Hospital For Medical Or Surgical Treatment.
Risk-adjusted rate of all-cause urgent readmission occurring within 30 days following discharge for an episode of care with an isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
Risk-adjusted rate of all-cause urgent readmission occurring within 30 days following discharge for an episode of care with a percutaneous coronary intervention.
Unplanned, 30-day, risk-standardised readmission rate for patients discharged from an inpatient psychiatric facility with a principal discharge diagnosis of a psychiatric disorder or dementia/Alzheimer's disease.
Risk-adjusted rate of readmission following discharge for mental health and substance use disorders.
Rate of un-planned hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge after hospitalisation for any of the following conditions: pneumonia, diabetes, stroke, gastrointestinal disease, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart attack and other cardiac conditions. Alternate Name: Hospital Readmission Rate Within 30 Days Of Leaving Hospital For Selected Conditions.
30-day readmissions.
The rate at which adult cancer patients have an unplanned readmission within 30 days of discharge from an acute care hospital.
Proportion of eligible referrals that started treatment within 62 days of receipt of an urgent referral with suspicion of cancer.
Percentage that meet the Standard: Maximum two months (62 days) from receipt of an urgent referral for urgent suspected cancer or breast symptomatic referral, or urgent screening referral or consultant upgrade to First Definitive Treatment of cancer.
Percentage of non-same day separations from inpatient units where the consumer was discharged to a private residence or accommodation, for which an ambulatory service contact was recorded in the 7 days post separation.
Number of days that 90% of patients waited for their initial specialist outpatient appointment. After receiving a valid referral from a GP, clinicians will give the patient a clinical urgency category depending on the urgency of their condition and place them on the outpatient waiting list. There are three urgency categories, where 1 is most urgent and 3 is least urgent.
In the last 6 months, how often did you get an appointment to see a specialist as soon as you needed? Never/Sometimes/Usually/Always.
Percentage of home health stays in which patients were admitted to an acute care hospital during the 60 days following the start of the home health stay.
Percentage of home health stays in which patients were admitted to an acute care hospital during the 60 days following the start of the home health stay.
Standardised readmission ratio of the observed number of readmission stays to the predicted number of readmission stays of a District Health Board.
Percentage of positive responses for Thinking about when you left hospital, were adequate arrangements made by the hospital for any services you needed? (E.g. Transport, Meals, Mobility Aids) Yc - Yes, Completely Yt - Yes, To Some Extent N - No Id - I Didn't Need This.
Percentage of survey respondents who selected a specific response option to the question: Thinking about when you left hospital, were adequate arrangements made for any services you needed (e.g. equipment, home care, community care, follow-up appointments)?
Percentage of patients who selected the most positive response option to the question: Thinking about when you left the hospital, were adequate arrangements made by the hospital for any services you needed (e.g. equipment, home care, community care, follow-up appointments)?
Percentage of patients who selected the most positive response option for the question: Thinking about when you left the ED, were adequate arrangements made by the hospital for any services you needed? (out of Yes, completely; Yes, to some extent; No, arrangements were not adequate; These services were not offered in the area).
Answered by those who were not admitted/transferred to a hospital ward. Percentage of responses for each option: Did staff give you enough information to help you care for your condition at home?
Percentage of responses for each option of the question: Were you given enough notice about when you were going to leave hospital?