Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions
Description
The Chronic Disease Surveillance and Epidemiology Section, Department of Human Services, releases findings from the Victorian Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Study. Ambulatory care sensitive conditions are those thought to be avoidable through public health interventions and early disease management, usually in primary care or other ambulatory settings. The information compiled by the Chronic Disease Surveillance and Epidemiology Section shows the rates of hospital admission for a range of ambulatory care sensitive conditions drawn from the Victorian Admitted Episodes Dataset.
Quality and Applicability
The Victorian Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Study has developed a set of indicators for ambulatory care sensitive conditions – with a focus on preventable chronic diseases, national health priorities, and vaccine preventable conditions. High rates of hospital admission for ambulatory care sensitive conditions can provide indirect evidence of problems with patient access to primary healthcare, inadequate skills and resources, or disconnection with specialist services. The study also helps to help monitor and assess the current performance of the Victorian health system.
Findings from the Victorian Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Study are best to use if you want to know the rates of hospital admission for a range of ambulatory care sensitive conditions in a given area.
Coverage
Findings from the Victorian Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Study are presented as regional fact sheets that analyse rates of hospital admission by local government areas and primary care partnerships boundaries.
Reference Date
The most current regional fact sheets refer to 2004-2005.
Release Date
The most current regional fact sheets were released in 2006.
Access
Access regional fact sheets on the rates of hospital admission for ambulatory care sensitive conditions through the Victorian Government Health Information portal. Click on 'Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Study' and then select 'Update 2004-2005' to view the information.
Cost and Format
Regional fact sheets are downloadable free of charge in PDF format.
More Information
Contact the Health Surveillance and Evaluation Section, Rural and Regional Health and Aged Care Services Division, Department of Human Services, telephone (03) 9096 0396 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Additional Data Source(s)
The Performance Reporting and Analysis Unit, Department of Human Services, can provide statistical information about hospital admissions to external agencies e.g. the number of hospital admissions by major diagnostic categories or the number of emergency presentations by principal diagnoses. The information is drawn from a range of data sources including the Victorian Admitted Episode Dataset and the Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset. Requests must be made to the Victorian Health Information Reporting System Helpdesk by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Requests that involve potential identification of individuals will need approval from the Department of Human Services Ethics Committee.