Proportion of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Whose Discharge Summary Was Provided to Their General Practitioner or Ongoing Clinical Provider Within 48 Hours of Separation From Hospital
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Setting-Specific Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of patients with a final diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) whose discharge summary was provided to their general practitioner (GP) or ongoing clinical provider within 48 hours of separation from hospital.
Numerator
Number of patients with a final diagnosis of ACS whose discharge summary was provided to their GP or relevant health service provider within 48 hours of separation from hospital.
Denominator
Number of patients with a final diagnosis of ACS whose discharge summary was provided to their GP or relevant health service provider within 48 hours of separation from hospital.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Developed to support local implementation of the Acute coronary syndromes clinical care standard.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
The indicators are intended for local use by hospitals and Local Hospital Networks (LHNs). Hospitals using Acute coronary syndromes clinical care standard indicators can compare their results against themselves during a previous period, amongst other hospitals in the LHN, or other external hospitals with whom they have made such arrangements.