National Healthcare Agreement: P12-Bowel cancer screening rates, 2010 QSNational Healthcare Agreement • September 14th, 2022
Remoteness and socioeconomic status are based on postcode of residential address at the time of screening. These data are only available at the national level. Further breakdown by state and territory would give inaccurate results. Indigenous status is self-reported by participating individuals. However, high non-response by participants means this data item currently does not give meaningful results.
Indicator set: National Healthcare Agreement (2012) Health, Superseded 25/06/2013National Healthcare Agreement • June 26th, 2022
Computation description: Causes of death in scope: 'Chronic renal failure' (ICD-10 codes N18.0, N18.8, N18.9), 'hypertensive renal failure' (ICD-10 codes I12.0, I13.1, I13.2) or 'unspecified renal failure' (ICD-10 code N19.0) as an underlying cause of death or 'chronic renal failure, end-stage' (ICD-10 code N18.0) as an associated cause of death.
Indicator set: National Healthcare Agreement (2010) Health, Superseded 08/06/2011National Healthcare Agreement • May 17th, 2022
Computation description: People in the denominator are matched for age (to match to ‘age at diagnosis’ for people in the cancer cohort), sex and calendar year.
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 68-Proportion of health expenditure spent on health research and development, 2012 QSNational Healthcare Agreement • July 20th, 2022
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) health expenditure database is a comprehensive collection of expenditure data across all jurisdictions, and the private sector, and encompasses all areas of health expenditure from hospitals to medical services to public health activities.
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 04-Rates of current daily smokers, 2017 QSNational Healthcare Agreement • June 26th, 2022
Institutional environment: The 2014–15 National Health Survey (NHS) and 2014–15 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS) were collected, processed, and published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS operates within a framework of the Census and Statistics Act 1905and theAustralian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975. These ensure the independence and impartiality from political influence of the ABS, and the confidentiality of respondents.
Indicator set: National Healthcare Agreement (2016) Health, Superseded 31/01/2017National Healthcare Agreement • June 21st, 2022
Count (a) number of deaths where ‘acute coronary heart disease’ (ICD-10 codes I20–I24) is the underlying cause of death in each calendar year (based on year of registration of death).
ContractNational Healthcare Agreement • June 6th, 2022
National Healthcare Agreement: PB 06-The rate of Staphylococcus aureus (including MRSA) bacteraemia is no more than 2.0 per 10,000 occupied bed days for acute care public hospitals by 2011–12 in each state and territory, 2011
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 19-Selected potentially avoidable GP-type presentations to emergency departments, 2018 QSNational Healthcare Agreement • July 2nd, 2022
The scope of the data used to produce this indicator is non-admitted patients registered for care in emergency departments in public hospitals reporting to the National Non-admitted Patient Emergency Department Care Database (NNAPEDCD). It does not include emergency presentations to hospitals that have emergency departments that are not reported to the NNAPEDCD.
ContractNational Healthcare Agreement • July 22nd, 2022
National Healthcare Agreement: PB 02-By 2018, reduce the national smoking rate to 10 per cent of the population and halve the Indigenous smoking rate (Baseline specification), 2012
Indicator set: National Healthcare Agreement (2011) Health, Superseded 31/10/2011National Healthcare Agreement • June 23rd, 2022
expenditure, excluding that funded by private business, undertaken at tertiary institutions, in private non-profit organisations and in government facilities that has a health socioeconomic objective (Health socio-economic objective defined by Division 92 in the Socio-economic classification of the 2008 ABS and Statistics New Zealand Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ABS and Statistics New Zealand (2008) Cat no. 1297.0).
National Healthcare Agreement: P05-Proportion of persons obese, 2010 QSNational Healthcare Agreement • June 5th, 2022
Institutional environment: The National Health Survey (NHS) and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey (NATSIHS) are collected, processed, and published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS operates within a framework of the Census and Statistics Act 1905 and the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975. These ensure the independence and impartiality from political influence of the ABS, and the confidentiality of respondents.
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 30-Elapsed time for aged care services, 2013National Healthcare Agreement • June 30th, 2022
Description: The elapsed time between an Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) approval and entry into a residential aged care service or commencement of a Community Aged Care Package (CACP), Extended Aged Care at Home (EACH) package or Extended Aged Care at Home Dementia (EACHD) package.
ContractNational Healthcare Agreement • June 18th, 2022
National Healthcare Agreement: PB 06-The rate of Staphylococcus aureus (including MRSA) bacteraemia is no more than 2.0 per 10,000 occupied bed days for acute care public hospitals by 2011–12 in each state and territory, 2012
Indicator set: National Healthcare Agreement (2010) Health, Superseded 08/06/2011National Healthcare Agreement • June 6th, 2022
Quality statement: National Healthcare Agreement: P68-Proportion of health expenditure spent on health research and development, 2010 QS Health, Superseded 08/06/2011
National Healthcare Agreement: P48-Rates of services: Hospital procedures, 2010National Healthcare Agreement • May 19th, 2022
Description: Rates at which selected hospital procedures are performed for different population groups and in public and private hospital sectors.
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 19-Selected potentially avoidable GP-type presentations to emergency departments, 2013National Healthcare Agreement • May 30th, 2022
Description: Attendances at public hospital emergency departments that could have potentially been avoided through the provision of appropriate non-hospital services in the community.
National Healthcare Agreement: P46-Rates of services: Outpatient occasions of service, 2010 QSNational Healthcare Agreement • June 1st, 2022
Variations in counting and classification practices and in admission practices and policies across jurisdictions may affect the comparability of these data. Interpretation of rates for jurisdictions should take into consideration cross- border flows, particularly in the ACT.
Indicator set: National Healthcare Agreement (2010) Health, Superseded 08/06/2011 Outcome area: Primary and Community Health Health, Standard 07/07/2010 Quality statement: National Healthcare Agreement: P27-Optometry services, 2010 QS Health,...National Healthcare Agreement • September 11th, 2022
Numerator: Number of optometry services claimed through the Medicare Benefits Schedule or Department of Veterans' Affairs
National Healthcare Agreement: P23-Selected potentially avoidable GP-type presentations to emergency departments, 2010National Healthcare Agreement • May 17th, 2022
Description: Attendances at public hospital emergency departments that could have potentially been avoided through the provision of appropriate non-hospital services in the community.
Indicator set: National Healthcare Agreement (2010) Health, Superseded 08/06/2011 Outcome area: Primary and Community Health Health, Standard 07/07/2010National Healthcare Agreement • July 27th, 2022
Quality statement: National Healthcare Agreement: P26-Dental services (National Dental Telephone Interview Survey), 2010 QS Health, Superseded 04/12/2012
Indicator set: National Healthcare Agreement (2013) Health, Superseded 30/04/2014 Quality statement: National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09-Incidence of heart attacks, 2013 QS Health, Superseded 14/01/2015National Healthcare Agreement • June 24th, 2022
Count (b) number of non-fatal hospitalisations where ‘acute myocardial infarction’ (ICD-10-AM I21) or ‘unstable angina’ (ICD-10-AM I20.0) are the principal diagnosis, and separation mode is not equal to ‘died’ or ‘transferred to another acute hospital’, and care type is not equal to ‘new born-unqualified days only’ or ‘organ procurement – posthumous’ or ‘hospital boarder’ in each calendar year (based on discharge date from hospital).
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 04-Rates of current daily smokers, 2013 QSNational Healthcare Agreement • June 25th, 2022
Institutional environment: The Australian Health Survey (AHS)/National Health Survey (NHS) was collected, processed, and published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS operates within a framework of the Census and Statistics Act 1905 and the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975. These ensure the independence and impartiality from political influence of the ABS, and the confidentiality of respondents.
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE AGREEMENT 2012National Healthcare Agreement • July 26th, 2012
Council of Australian Governments An agreement between ◼ ◼ the Commonwealth of Australia andthe States and Territories, being:
ContractNational Healthcare Agreement • June 24th, 2022
National Healthcare Agreement: P55-Younger people with disabilities using residential, CACP, EACH and EACH-Dementia aged care services, 2010 QS
National Healthcare Agreement: P55-Younger people with disabilities using residential, CACP, EACH and EACH-National Healthcare Agreement • September 15th, 2022
Description: Number of people under 65 years of age with disabilities using residential and community aged care services funded under the Aged Care Act 1997.
Indicator set: National Healthcare Agreement (2014) Health, Superseded 14/01/2015 Quality statement: National Healthcare Agreement: PI 09-Incidence of heart attacks, 2014 QS Health, Superseded 14/01/2015National Healthcare Agreement • September 21st, 2022
Count (a) number of deaths where ‘acute coronary heart disease’ (ICD-10 codes I20–I24) is the underlying cause of death in each calendar year (based on year of registration of death).
National Healthcare Agreement: P11-Cervical screening rates (National Cervical Screening Program), 2010 QSNational Healthcare Agreement • May 17th, 2022
Remoteness and socioeconomic status are based on postcode of residential address at the time of screening. These data are only available at the national level. Further breakdown by state and territory would give inaccurate results. Hysterectomy fractions are derived from the 2001 National Health Survey (NHS), and were validated in 2008 using data from the National Hospital Morbidity Database.
Indicator set: National Healthcare Agreement (2010) Health, Superseded 08/06/2011National Healthcare Agreement • May 28th, 2022
Quality statement: National Healthcare Agreement: P56-People aged 65 years or over receiving sub- acute services, 2010 QS Health, Superseded 08/06/2011
National Healthcare Agreement: P19- Infant/young child mortality rate, 2010National Healthcare Agreement • September 5th, 2022
Description: For the purposes of this indicator, infants are defined as children (child) less then 1 year of age and young children are defined as children less then 5 years of age.
National Healthcare Agreement: P63-Children's hearing loss, 2010 QSNational Healthcare Agreement • May 16th, 2022
Institutional environment: The National Health Survey (NHS) and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (NATSIHS) are collected, processed, and published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS operates within a framework of the Census and Statistics Act 1905 and the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975. These ensure the independence and impartiality from political influence of the ABS, and the confidentiality of respondents.
National Healthcare Agreement: P20-Potentially avoidable deaths, 2010National Healthcare Agreement • May 21st, 2022
Cause of death group ICD-10Codes Limits(age, sex) Treatable Preventable Infections Tuberculosis A15–A19, B90 X Selected invasive bacterial and protozoal infections A38–A41, A46, A48.1 B50–B54, G00,G03, J02.0, J13– J15, J18, L03 X Hepatitis B15–B19 X HIV/AIDS B20–B24 X Viral pneumonia and influenza J10, J12, J17.1, J21 X
ContractNational Healthcare Agreement • May 23rd, 2022
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 19-Selected potentially avoidable GP-type presentations to emergency departments, 2015 QS
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 19-Selected potentially avoidable GP-type presentations to emergency departments, 2013 QSNational Healthcare Agreement • July 26th, 2022
The scope of the data used to produce this indicator is non-admitted patients registered for care in emergency departments in public hospitals classified as either peer group A (Principal referral and Specialist women’s and children’s hospitals) or peer group B (Large hospitals). Most of the hospitals in peer groups A and B are in major cities. Therefore, disaggregation by remoteness, socioeconomic status and Indigenous status should be interpreted with caution.
National Healthcare Agreement: PI 05-Levels of risky alcohol consumption, 2014 QSNational Healthcare Agreement • June 1st, 2022
Institutional environment: The Australian Health Survey (AHS) and Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey (AATSIHS) were collected, processed, and published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS operates within a framework of the Census and Statistics Act 1905 and the Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975. These ensure the independence and impartiality from political influence of the ABS, and the confidentiality of respondents.
Indicator set: National Healthcare Agreement (2010) Health, Superseded 08/06/2011National Healthcare Agreement • August 30th, 2022
Date of birth of mother. Used to calculate the mother's age on the date of the baby's birth, except for NSW where the calculated mother's age was provided in 2007. See the Quality statement above for more information.
