Acute Length of Stay

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Hospital-at-home care project for home-based transitional care
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Access / Waiting Times

Defining Attributes

Definition

Length of stay is defined from the date the patient was listed for admission by an ED physician to the date the post-acute period of care was initiated

Numerator

Length of stay is defined from the date the patient was listed for admission by an ED physician to the date the post-acute period of care was initiated

Denominator

This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is patients listed for admission by an ED physician (inferred).

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Federman AD, Soones T, DeCherrie LV, Leff B, Siu AL. Association of a Bundled Hospital-at-Home and 30-Day Postacute Transitional Care Program With Clinical Outcomes and Patient Experiences. JAMA Intern Med. 2018 Aug 1;178(8):1033-1040. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.2562. PMID: 29946693; PMCID: PMC6143103.

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
No
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
23 July 2025