Transitions of Care - Receipt of Discharge Information
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of discharges for members 18 years of age and older whose primary care provider or ongoing care provider had documentation of receipt of discharge information on the day of discharge or the following day.
Numerator
Number in the denominator with documentation of receipt of discharge information on the day of discharge or the following day. Information must include all of the following: Practitioner responsible for member's care during the inpatient stay; Procedures or treatment provided; Diagnoses at discharge; Current medication list; Testing results or documentation of pending tests or no tests pending; Instructions for patient care post-discharge.
Denominator
Total number of acute or non-acute inpatient discharges for Medicare beneficiaries 18 years and older.
Exclusions
Members in hospice and members that do not have continuous enrolment from the date of discharge through 30 days after discharge (31 total days).
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
HEDIS survey results directly from health plans and Preferred Provider Organisations (PPOs) through the Healthcare Organisation Questionnaire and non-survey data through the Interactive Data Submission System.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
NCQA website - National averages (Publicly available) web.archive.org/web/20241114053347/https://www.ncqa.org/hedis/measures/transitions-of-care/
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Medicare 2023 Part C & Display Measure Technical Notes page 12 www.cms.gov/Medicare/Prescription-Drug-Coverage/PrescriptionDrugCovGenIn/PerformanceData