Hospital Patients Who Require an Alternate Level of Care
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of acute care inpatient days classified as Alternate Level of Care days.
Numerator
Total number of acute care inpatient Alternate Level of Care (ALC) days. Patients are classified as an ALC patient if they occupy an acute or sub acute hospital bed, and do not require the intensity of resources and/or services provided in that care setting; but do require an alternate level of care, so cannot be discharged home. Includes Acute care beds; Mental health beds; Rehabilitation beds; Sub-acute care beds; and Transition beds.
Denominator
Total number of acute care inpatient days.
Exclusions
Inpatients requiring acute care resources and/or services.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Alberta Health Services Provincial Discharge Abstract Database (DAD).
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
FOCUS on Healthcare on the Health Quality Council of Alberta website.