Benchmarking/Audits

1. Dashboard suite of indicators

Participation in the CHA Dashboard is open to all CHA full Members.  The indicators currently collected are as follows:

CHA DASHBOARD INDICATORS 2008
1.      ELECTIVE SURGERY - OVERDUE	14.   UNPLANNED ADMISSIONS
2.      ELECTIVE SURGERY - DOSA	15.   INCIDENT MONITORING
3.      ELECTIVE SURGERY - DAY STAY	16.   ASMTHA MANAGEMENT
4.      EMERGENCY CARE – ADMITTED TO WARD	17.   MENTAL HEALTH
5.      EMERGENCY  CARE - OBSERVATION	18.   HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION
6.      EMERGENCY CARE – ACCESS BLOCK	19.   INPATIENT COSTS
7.      EMERGENCY  CARE - TIME TO TREAT FOR THOSE NOT ADMITTED	20.   RELATIVE WORKLOAD TYPES – CLINICAL CATEGORY
8.      EMERGENCY CARE –WAITING TIME BY TRIAGE CATEGORY	21.   RELATIVE WORKLOAD TYPES - ELECTIVE
9.      OUTPATIENTS – FAILURE TO ATTEND	22.   RELATIVE WORKLOAD TYPES - TERTIARY
10.   OUTPATIENTS – FOLLOW-UP PATIENTS	23.   BED OCCUPANCY
11.   LENGTH OF STAY – HIGH VOLUME DRGs	24.   AGENCY & CASUALNURSE COSTS
12.   LENGTH OF STAY – LONG STAY BEDDAYS	25.   STAFF TURNOVER
13.   LENGTH OF STAY – FOR SELECTED FREQUENT SURGERY	26.   OVERTIME COSTS

NB: Indicators in italics are collected annually; the remainder are collected quarterly

2. Activities and Costing Benchmarking

3. Children's Rights in Healthcare Settings

The Rights of Children in health care Click here to view

For further informatio, write to admin@wcha.asn.au.

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