Rate of Post-Discharge Community Care
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of separations from the mental health service organisation's acute psychiatric inpatient unit(s) for which a community mental health service contact, in which the consumer participated, was recorded in the seven days following that separation.
Numerator
Number of in-scope separations from the mental health service organisation's acute psychiatric inpatient unit(s) for which a public sector community mental health service contact in which the consumer participated, was recorded in the seven days following that separation.
Denominator
Number of in-scope separations for the mental health service organisation's acute psychiatric inpatient unit(s).
Exclusions
Same day separations; Statistical and change of care type separations; Separations that end by transfer to another acute or psychiatric hospital; Separations that end by death, left against medical advice/discharge at own risk; Separations where length of stay is one night only and procedure code for ECT is recorded; Separations that end by transfer to community residential mental health services. The following community service contacts are excluded: Community service contacts on day of separation; Contacts where a consumer does not participate.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Age, SEIFA, remoteness, indigenous status.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
State/territory data as reported to National Minimum Data Set Admitted Patient and Community Mental Health Care.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reported in COAG Reform Council reports on National Healthcare Agreement; National Mental Health Report; Report on Government Services.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/753267 National Healthcare Agreement: meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/740828 The Fifth National Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Plan, page 60: web.archive.org/web/20240127195701/https://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov.au/getmedia/0209d27b-1873-4245-b6e5-49e770084b81/Fifth-National-Mental-Health-and-Suicide-Prevention-Plan.pdf Reported on www.pc.gov.au/ongoing/report-on-government-services/2023/health/services-for-mental-health www.mentalhealthcommission.gov.au/monitoring-and-reporting/fifth-plan
Technical Specifications
National Mental Health Performance Subcommittee 2013. Key Performance Indicators for Australian Public Mental Health Services, 3rd edn. Canberra: NMHPC. www.aihw.gov.au/getmedia/f9bb1a07-a43b-458a-9b73-64ef19d8aedd/Key-Performance-Indicators-for-Australian-Public-Mental-Health-Services-Third-Edition.pdf.aspx