Follow up Contacts Within 48 Hours of a Hospital Admissions, Hospital Discharges, or Emergency Department Visits
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
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Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Total number of hospital admissions, hospital discharges, and ED visits for beneficiaries enrolled in each IAH practice with a qualifying follow-up contact from a member of the IAH practice's clinical staff within 48 hours.
Numerator
Total number of hospital admissions, hospital discharges, and ED visits for beneficiaries enrolled in each IAH practice.
Denominator
Hospital admissions, hospital discharges, or ED visits that are initiated as transfers from a hospital (different facility), and transfers from a skilled nursing facility (SNF), long-term care hospital (LTCH), or inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) are excluded from the denominator. If a beneficiary is discharged from a hospital stay or ED visit to SNF, LTCH, IRF, or other inpatient stay, then a follow-up contact is not required.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Not on Care Compare