Did Not Need to Return to Hospital Within a Month After Discharge
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients who did not return to the hospital within a month after discharge.
Numerator
Number of respondents who selected No (most positive response) for the question 'Did you have to go back to hospital or get emergency care because of complications or your condition got worse within a month after being discharged from hospital?: No; Yes'
Denominator
Total number of survey respondents who selected any of the response options to the question
Exclusions
Response: I was discharged from hospital less than a month ago
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Age, gender and ethnic group
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Adult primary care patient experience survey. Patients selected for surveying are contacted by email or SMS. The survey sample includes a national selection of adult patients (over 15 years old) who had a qualifying encounter with the primary care service provider they are enrolled with during the survey period. Approximately 30,000 patients take part in each survey round.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reported on the Health Quality and Safety Commission website: Adult primary care patient experience explorer