Implementation pack · Section 5.3
Outpatient and Preventive Care
Organized outpatient and preventive services, chronic disease management, and the medical home as a coordinating primary care base.
Framework only Framework guidance for this domain
Status
Implementation pack in development
This implementation pack is in development. The framework content for the domain is published and available now.
01Purpose
Organized outpatient and preventive services, chronic disease management, and the medical home as a coordinating primary care base.
02ASQAT direction
Within 18 months, pilot hospitals should implement structured outpatient appointment systems, track clinic waiting times, and establish chronic disease and preventive care registries with documented follow-up protocols.
03Desired institutional state
The desired institutional state for this domain has not been approved yet. The priority components below describe what the framework asks institutions to be able to show.
04Priority components
- 01Clinic organization and appointment systems
- 02Waiting time reduction
- 03Chronic disease management
- 04Immunization services
- 05Cancer and communicable disease screening
- 06Antenatal and well-child care
- 07Health education and counseling
- 08Medication refill and adherence support
- 09Post-discharge follow-up
- 10Structured referral pathways
- 11Adoption of the medical home concept
05Initial actions
A recommended action sequence will be published once approved. Actions are not invented beyond approved ASQAT content.
06Leadership responsibilities
Leadership responsibilities for this domain are in development.
07Workforce responsibilities
Workforce responsibilities for this domain are in development.
08Measurement
Measurement specifications for this domain are being developed. Indicator definitions are published only once the numerator, denominator and data source are agreed.
09Evidence expectations
Evidence expectations for this domain are being defined with the measurement specifications.
10Tools and resources
Implementation resources for this domain are currently in development. Approved policies, procedures, checklists and tools will be released through the resource library.
11Related domains
12Implementation evidence
No approved implementation evidence has been published for this domain yet. Case studies are published only after review of what was measured and how.