Health indicator sets
The Statistical Services Branch has compiled a list of state and national health-related indicator sets and performance measurement frameworks with links to key information about indicators. Some links for indicator sets are only accessible to Queensland Health staff via the Queensland Health intranet (QHEPS). Please contact hlthstat@health.qld.gov.au if seeking external access.
While we endeavour to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date listing, this is a constantly evolving area and we would appreciate your help in keeping this resource current. Please advise us via hlthstat@health.qld.gov.au if any links require updating or if you are aware of any other indicator sets we should include here.
| Indicator set or performance measurement framework | Responsible Organisation | URL | Description | Indicator Category/ies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) clinical indicators | Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) | http://www.achs.org.au/programs-services/ clinical-indicator-program/ | ACHS Clinical Indicator Program Information | Elective Surgery, Performance |
| Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) clinical indicators | Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) | http://www.achs.org.au/publications-resources/ australasian-clinical-indicator-report/ | Australasian Clinical Indicator Report | Mental Health, Maternity |
| Australian Hospital Statistics | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/ ahs-2016-17-admitted-patient-care/ contents/table-of-contents | Performance indicators throughout report | Performance |
| Australian Hospital Statistics | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/ ahs-2016-17-emergency-department-care/ contents/table-of-contents | Emergency department care | Emergency Department |
| Australian Hospital Statistics | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/ ahs-2016-17-elective-surgery-waiting-times/ contents/table-of-contents | Elective surgery waiting times | Elective Surgery |
| Australian Hospital Statistics | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/ ahs-2016-17-sab/contents/table-of-contents | Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in Australian public hospitals | Safety and Quality |
| Breastscreen Australia indicators | Breastscreen Australia | https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/cancer-screening/ breastscreen-australia-data-dictionary-version-1-2/ contents/table-of-contents | Breastscreen Australia Data Dictionary | Cancer |
| Breastscreen Australia indicators | Breastscreen Australia | http://www.cancerscreening.gov.au/internet/ screening/publishing.nsf/Content/ about-breast-screening | BreastScreen Australia Program | Cancer |
| Breastscreen Australia indicators | Breastscreen Australia | https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/cancer/ breastscreen-australia-monitoring-report-2018/ contents/table-of-contents | BreastScreen Australia monitoring report | Cancer |
| Chief Health Officer Report | Department of Health | http://www.health.qld.gov.au/cho_report/ | Homepage | Admissions, Cancer, Profile, Indigenous |
| Chief Health Officer Report | Department of Health | https://www.health.qld.gov.au/research-reports/ reports/public-health/cho-report/current/full | The Health of Queenslanders 2018 | Admissions, Cancer, Profile, Indigenous |
| Children's Headline Indicators | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | http://www.aihw.gov.au/chi/ | Homepage | Profile, Maternity, Performance |
| Hospital and Health Services (HHS) service agreements | Department of Health | https://www.health.qld.gov.au/system-governance/ health-system/managing/agreements-deeds | Service agreements and deeds of amendment Homepage | Emergency Department, Elective Surgery, Outpatient, Safety and Quality, Mental Health, Admissions, Indigenous, Cancer |
| Hospital and Health Services (HHS) service agreements | Department of Health | https://publications.qld.gov.au/dataset/ e1c2648f-eb8e-4e7f-a0d7-42604cd9212f/resource/ 94ce3c3b-59dd-44d4-8d3c-ada71f6379bc/ download/sd2hhspmf1415.pdf | Hospital and Health Service Performance Management Framework | Performance |
| Indigenous Primary Health Care Key Performance Indicators | Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Reform Council (CRC) | https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/ itemId/687913 | 2018-2019 version | Indigenous |
| Key Performance Indicators for Australian Public Mental Health Services | Mental Health Standing Committee AHMAC | https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mental-health-services/mental-health-services-in-australia/ report-contents/mental-health-indicators/ key-performance-indicators-for-australian-public-mental-health-services | Key Performance Indicators for Australian Public Mental Health Services. Reported Internally, Annually | Mental Health |
| My Hospitals | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | http://www.myhospitals.gov.au/ | Homepage | Emergency Department, Elective Surgery, Outpatient |
| My Hospitals | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | http://www.myhospitals.gov.au/services | Services and waiting times | Profile |
| My Hospitals | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | https://www.myhospitals.gov.au/about-the-data/ cancer-surgery-waiting-times | Cancer | Cancer |
| My Hospitals | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | https://www.myhospitals.gov.au/about-the-data/ healthcare-staphylococcus-aureus-bloodstream | Safety and Quality | Safety and Quality |
| My Hospitals | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | https://www.myhospitals.gov.au/about-the-data/ hand-hygiene | Safety and Quality | Safety and Quality |
| My Hospitals | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | https://www.myhospitals.gov.au/about-the-data/ number-of-stays | Stays in hospitals | Admissions |
| My Hospitals | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | https://www.myhospitals.gov.au/about-the-data/ average-length-of-stay | Stays in hospitals | Admissions |
| My Hospitals | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | https://www.myhospitals.gov.au/about-the-data/ overview | Profile | Profile |
| National Core Maternity Indicators | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/ ncmi-data-visualisations/contents/summary | NCMI homepage | Maternity |
| National Core Maternity Indicators | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/ foundations-for-enhanced-maternity-data-collection/ contents/table-of-contents | Development project - Stage 1 | Maternity |
| National Core Maternity Indicators | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/ national-core-maternity-indicators-stage-2-report/ contents/table-of-contents | Stage 2 report: 2007-2011 | Maternity |
| National Core Maternity Indicators | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mothers-babies/ national-core-maternity-indicators-stage-3-4/ contents/table-of-contents | Stage 3 and 4 results from 2010-2013 | Maternity |
| National Core Maternity Indicators | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/ itemId/690054 | METeOR 2018 version | Maternity |
| National Health Performance Framework | Australian Health Ministers' Conference (AHMC) | http://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/ itemId/392569 | METeOR | Performance |
| National Healthcare Agreement | Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Reform Council (CRC) | https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/ itemId/698954 | METeOR 2019 version | Emergency Department, Safety and Quality, Indigenous, Cancer, Mental Health, Maternity, Outpatient, Elective Surgery |
| National Healthcare Agreement | Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Reform Council (CRC) | http://www.federalfinancialrelations.gov.au/ content/npa/health/_archive/ healthcare_national-agreement.pdf | National Healthcare Agreement Document | Emergency Department, Safety and Quality, Indigenous, Cancer, Mental Health, Maternity, Outpatient, Elective Surgery |
| National Indigenous Reform Agreement (NIRA) Performance Indicators | Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Reform Council (CRC) | https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/ itemId/645344 | METeOR 2017 version | Indigenous |
| National Indigenous Reform Agreement (NIRA) Performance Indicators | Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Reform Council (CRC) | http://www.federalfinancialrelations.gov.au/content/ npa/health/_archive/indigenous-reform/ national-agreement_sept_12.pdf | National Indigenous Reform Agreement Document | Indigenous |
| National Agreements (Health) | Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Reform Council (CRC) | http://www.federalfinancialrelations.gov.au/content/ national_agreements.aspx | Homepage | Emergency Department, Safety and Quality, Indigenous, Cancer, Mental Health, Maternity, Outpatient, Elective Surgery |
| National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/ assessment-to-the-nsqhs-standards/ | Assessment to the NSQHS Standards | Safety and Quality |
| National Safety and Quality indicators | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care | https://www.safetyandquality.gov.au/our-work/ indicators/core-hospital-based-outcome-indicators/ | Core, Hospital-based Outcome Indicators | Safety and Quality |
| Online Mental Health Services in Australia Report indicators | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/mental-health-services/ mental-health-services-in-australia/report-contents/ mental-health-indicators/ key-performance-indicators-for-australian-public-mental-health-services | Mental Health Services in Australia Homepage | Mental Health |
| Online Mental Health Services in Australia Report indicators | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | https://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/ index.phtml/itemId/584825 | METeOR National Mental Health Performance Framework | Mental Health |
| Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage | Productivity Commission | https://www.pc.gov.au/research/ongoing/ overcoming-indigenous-disadvantage/2016 | Key Indicators 2016 | Indigenous |
| Performance in mental health alcohol and other drugs services | Department of Health | http://qheps.health.qld.gov.au/mentalhealth/ ipudocs/mhaodpf.pdf | Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Performance Framework | Mental Health |
| Performance in mental health alcohol and other drugs services | Department of Health | http://qheps.health.qld.gov.au/mentalhealth/ govperf/performance/performance.htm | Performance in mental health alcohol and other drugs services Homepage | Mental Health |
| Queensland Health Hospital Performance Indicators | Department of Health | http://www.health.qld.gov.au/hospitalperformance/ | Replaces Qld content on the AMA hospital performance website | Performance |
| Queensland Health Hospital Performance Indicators | Department of Health | http://www.performance.health.qld.gov.au/ hospitalperformance/es-main.aspx?hospital=99999 | Elective surgery indicators | Elective Surgery |
| Queensland Health Hospital Performance Indicators | Department of Health | http://www.performance.health.qld.gov.au/ hospitalperformance/ha-main.aspx?hospital=99999 | Hospital activity indicators | Admissions |
| Queensland Health Hospital Performance Indicators | Department of Health | http://www.performance.health.qld.gov.au/ hospitalperformance/op-main.aspx?hospital=99999 | Specialist outpatient indicators | Outpatient |
| Queensland Health Hospital Performance Indicators | Department of Health | http://www.performance.health.qld.gov.au/ hospitalperformance/ed-main.aspx?hospital=99999 | Emergency department indicators | Emergency Department |
| Queensland Health Hospital Performance Indicators | Department of Health | http://www.performance.health.qld.gov.au/ hospitalperformance/immunisation.aspx?id=99998 | Immunisation indicators | Safety and Quality |
| Report on Government Services | Productivity Commission | http://www.pc.gov.au/research/recurring/ report-on-government-services | Reports on various sets of indicators | Performance, Mental Health, Indigenous |
| Service Delivery Statements | Department of the Premier and Cabinet | https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/ assets/pdf_file/0031/728374/ doh-annual-report-2017-2018.pdf | Reported in Department of Health annual report. See p.129 | Cancer, Maternity, Emergency Department, Admissions, Elective Surgery, Mental Health |
| Service Delivery Statements | Department of the Premier and Cabinet | https://budget.qld.gov.au/ | Queensland State Budget | Performance |
| Towards National Indicators of Safety and Quality in Health Care | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) | https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/ health-care-quality-performance/ towards-national-indicators-of-safety-and-quality/contents/table-of-contents | Homepage | Safety and Quality |
| VLAD indicators | Department of Health | http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ psu/vlad/default.asp | VLAD indicator definitions | Safety and Quality |
| Women's Healthcare Australasia | Women's Healthcare Australasia | http://women.wcha.asn.au/ benchmarking | Membership required to access indicator information | Maternity |