Quality Indicator Repository

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.

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.

Percentage of people provided with an individualised structured written plan for ongoing exercise when completing pulmonary rehabilitation.

This measure calculates the percentage of abdomen studies that are performed with and without contrast out of all abdomen studies performed (those with contrast, those without contrast, and those with both).

Proportion of patients whose ability to perform personal and instrumental activities of daily living was assessed as part of the diagnostic work-up.

To determine the percentage of patients accessing specialist palliative care inpatient beds within seven days. This is the calculation of the number of patients who were admitted to a specialist palliative care inpatient bed within seven days of receipt of referral expressed as a percentage of the total number of patients admitted in the reporting month. The services submit the number of patients admitted within seven days and the total number of patients admitted in the reporting month, the percentage is calculated by the Business Intelligence Unit.

Wait time to admission is calculated in calendar days from the date of receipt of referral to the date of admission to the specialist palliative care inpatient unit. Each day (inclusive of weekends and bank holidays) that the patient waits to be admitted is counted, with wait times categorised as follows: 0-7 days; 8-14 days; 15-28 days; greater than 28 days. When a referred patient is offered a specialist palliative care bed but, due to external factors, is unable to be admitted, the count of the wait time is paused until the patient becomes available for admission. It is possible that the same patient can be referred twice to the service during the reporting month. Each episode of care is to be counted in the data return.

Proportion of patients who are diagnosed with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease and have acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AChEI) prescribed/recommended.

The possibilities for daytime activities. Item 6.1 The extent to which clients or representatives experience adequate possibilities to spend the day and to participate in society.

The possibilities for daytime activities.

Proportion of patients with a final diagnosis of acute stroke seen by a physiotherapist within 48 hours of hospital presentation.

Proportion of patients with a final diagnosis of acute stroke assessed for ongoing rehabilitation using a structured assessment tool prior to separation from acute care.

Did you feel that the professional carers gave you all the help and support you needed to care for your relative?

Did you feel supported by the professional carers immediately after the death of your relative? Was there a farewell- or staff appraisal interview that looked back on the care and treatment that was provided? Were the possibilities of after-care pointed out to you after the death of your relative?

The emergency department stay length at the 90th percentile (in hours and minutes) for all patients presenting to a public hospital emergency department (including publicly funded privately operated hospitals) who are subsequently admitted to the same hospital.

Percentage of patients admitted within 4 hours of arrival at the ED.

Percentage of members 20 years and older who had who had an ambulatory or preventive care visit.

Percentage of inpatient days where a physician (or designated other) has indicated that a patient occupying an acute care hospital bed has finished the acute care phase of his/her treatment.

Proportion of inpatient days in acute and post-acute care settings that are spent as ALC in a specific time period.

Percentage of older people who have an updated care plan.

Proportion of residents with an updated care plan.

Resident uptake of annual influenza vaccination.

The percentage of patients diagnosed with dementia whose care plan has been reviewed in the preceding 12 months.