Wait Time From Hospital Discharge to Service Initiation - Short Stay Rehab Clients
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Health Quality Ontario
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Access / Waiting Times
Defining Attributes
Definition
Number of days from the hospital discharge date to the first non-case management (CM) service for clients whose referral source was hospital - for Short Stay rehab Clients..
Numerator
90th (or 50th) percentile for the number of days between the discharge date and the first non- case management Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) service date
Denominator
This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is Short Stay Rehab Clients waiting for home care services (inferred).
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), Home Care Database (HCD), Ontario Association of Community Care Access Centres (OACCAC)
Frequency of Data Collection
Ministry of Health and Long-term Care (MOHLTC) receives HCD data quarterly, ~6 weeks after end of quarter. MOHLTC receives Hospital DAD data quarterly, ~20 weeks after end of quarter.
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods
Both 90th and 50th percentiles are calculated for the Multi-Sector Service Accountability Agreement (MSAA)
Reporting Frequency
Fiscal year
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025