Australia's health performance framework

The Australian Health Performance Framework (AHPF) is a tool for reporting on the health of Australians, the performance of health care in Australia and the Australian health system. The indicators within the framework can be disaggregated and analysed through selected population groups, providing a rich source of information at the National, State and Territory and local levels (where data available).

Health behaviours Covers: These indicators focus on attitudes, beliefs, knowledge and behaviours such as patterns of eating, physical activity, smoking & alcohol consumption.
Personal biomedical factors Covers: These indicators focus on genetic-related susceptibility to disease & other factors such as blood pressure, cholesterol levels and body weight.
- Prevalence of overweight and obesity
Socioeconomic factors Covers: Socioeconomic factors include income, employment, housing education, social inequalities.
- Proportion of people with low income
- Educational attainment for non-school qualification at Certificate III level or above

This initial set of 45 indicators are presented at a National, State and Territory and local level (where data available). Results for some indicators are disaggregated by population subgroups, such as sex and age groups.

The AIHW will continue to develop and improve on the performance indicators, data and information that is reported. Seeking input from stakeholders, such as Commonwealth and State/Territory government agencies, clinicians, consumers, the private sector and academics.

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Note:

Indicators are not currently available for all domains and dimensions within the AHPF framework.
There are currently no indicators under the dimension of appropriateness such as those measuring the patient experience. The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is working to develop indicators for this dimension.

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Australia's health performance framework

Determinants of health

Health behaviours Covers: These indicators focus on attitudes, beliefs, knowledge and behaviours such as patterns of eating, physical activity, smoking & alcohol consumption.

Personal biomedical factors Covers: These indicators focus on genetic-related susceptibility to disease & other factors such as blood pressure, cholesterol levels and body weight.

Socioeconomic factors Covers: Socioeconomic factors include income, employment, housing education, social inequalities.

Health system

Accessibility Covers: The quality dimension Accessibility can be measured by patient waiting times.

Continuity of care Covers: Continuity of care is the ability to provide uninterrupted care or service across programs, practitioners and levels. Coordination mechanisms work for health care providers and the patient.

Effectiveness Covers: Effectiveness is one of the quality dimensions and is measured by monitoring immunisation and screening rates as well as preventable hospitalisations and deaths.

Efficiency and sustainability Covers: Efficiency and sustainability are quality dimensions and can be measured is by the cost per hospital separation and Net growth in the health workforce.

Safety Covers: Safety is another quality dimension and is measured by how effectively harm, or the risk of harm, to patients is minimised.

Health status

Deaths Covers: Trends and patterns in life expectancy, mortality rates and deaths.

Health conditions Covers: Incidence and prevalence of disease, disorder, injury or trauma or other health related states.

Human function Covers: Human function can be measured by alterations to body, structure of function (impairment), activity limitations and restrictions in participation.

Wellbeing Covers: Wellbeing measures physical, mental and social wellbeing of individuals.

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Australia's health performance framework

Determinants of health

Socioeconomic factors Covers: Socioeconomic factors include income, employment, housing education, social inequalities. ? Socioeconomic factors include income, employment, housing education, social inequalities.

Health system

Accessibility Covers: The quality dimension Accessibility can be measured by patient waiting times. ? The quality dimension Accessibility can be measured by patient waiting times.

Safety Covers: Safety is another quality dimension and is measured by how effectively harm, or the risk of harm, to patients is minimised. ? Safety is another quality dimension and is measured by how effectively harm, or the risk of harm, to patients is minimised.

Health status

Deaths Covers: Trends and patterns in life expectancy, mortality rates and deaths. ? Trends and patterns in life expectancy, mortality rates and deaths.

Health conditions Covers: Incidence and prevalence of disease, disorder, injury or trauma or other health related states. ? Incidence and prevalence of disease, disorder, injury or trauma or other health related states.

Wellbeing Covers: Wellbeing measures physical, mental and social wellbeing of individuals. ? Wellbeing measures physical, mental and social wellbeing of individuals.

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Socioeconomic factors Covers: Socioeconomic factors include income, employment, housing education, social inequalities.

Accessibility Covers: The quality dimension Accessibility can be measured by patient waiting times.

Safety Covers: Safety is another quality dimension and is measured by how effectively harm, or the risk of harm, to patients is minimised.

Deaths Covers: Trends and patterns in life expectancy, mortality rates and deaths.

Health conditions Covers: Incidence and prevalence of disease, disorder, injury or trauma or other health related states.

Wellbeing Covers: Wellbeing measures physical, mental and social wellbeing of individuals.