Follow-Up After Emergency Department Visit for People With High-Risk Multiple Chronic Conditions
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage with follow-up after emergency department visit for people with high-risk multiple chronic conditions.
Numerator
A follow-up service within 7 days after the ED visit (8 total days)
Denominator
ED visits for Medicare beneficiaries ages 18 and older with multiple high-risk chronic conditions
Exclusions
Exclude ED visits followed by admission to an acute or non-acute inpatient care setting on date of the ED visit or w/in 7 days after the ED visit, regardless of the principal diagnosis for admission. To identify admissions to an acute or non-acute inpatient care setting: 1. Identify all acute&non-acute inpatient stays (Inpatient Stay Value Set). 2. Identify the admission date for the stay. An ED visit billed on the same claim as an inpatient stay is considered a visit that resulted in inpatient stay
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Claims Data
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Not publicly reported based on current evidence. Linked to payments