Discharge Summaries Sent From Hospital to Community Care Provider Within 48 Hours
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Health Quality Ontario
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Communication
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients discharged from hospital for which discharge summaries are delivered to primary care provider within 48 hours of patient's discharge from hospital.
Numerator
Number of patients discharged from hospital for which discharge summaries are delivered to primary care provider within 48 hours of patient's discharge from hospital.
Denominator
Number of discharges (inferred).
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Calculated by the individual hospital.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Quality Improvement Plan (hospital).
Reporting Frequency
Quarterly
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
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
12 March 2025
Actions
Date Modified 12 March 2025