Quality Indicator Repository

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

The urban or rural status of the facility is based on the facility's statistical area classification.

This measure aims to assess the rate of practitioners in the specialist palliative care workforce as a proxy measure for equitable and accessible specialist palliative care. The desired outcome is an increase in the number of specialist palliative care practitioners per 100,000 population. The computation is: (Numerator ÷ Denominator) x 100,000.

Limitations: this is a proxy measure, as it does not directly measure if more people in need of palliative care are receiving it. Instead, it measures the output that aims to improve the desired outcome of equitable palliative care. Ensuring a sufficient palliative care workforce is necessary to ensuring that the needs of those requiring specialist palliative care are met. A further limitation is that this measure only considers the specialist palliative care workforce. It will not measure changes in the non-specialist palliative care workforce that play a crucial and significant role in palliative care delivery in Australia.

Measures inpatient and emergency department visit for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions.

Percentage of patients referred to services (including ambulatory care, residential care, inpatient, community or other services such as outreach, legal or agencies) after inpatient rehabilitation discharge.

This indicator measures the proportion of active physicians in rural areas.

Provincial health expenditure (GoPNG/DPs) as a proportion (%) of estimated minimum health GoPNG=Health Function Grant DPs = Development Partners funds.

Proportion of residents living in a rural area, expressed as a percentage of the total population.