Unplanned Hospital Re-Admissions for Mental Illness
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of readmissions within 30 days in psychiatric hospital.
Numerator
Number of readmissions in the same hospital within 30 days after discharge.
Denominator
Number of stays in psychiatric hospital (PH) or in psychiatric services of general hospital (PSGH).
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Performance of the Belgian health system 2019 (2016 data).
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Devos Carl, Cordon Audrey, Lefèvre Mélanie, Obyn Caroline, Renard Françoise, Bouckaert Nicolas, Gerkens Sophie, Maertens de Noordhout Charline, Devleesschauwer Brecht, Haelterman Margareta, Léonard Christian, Meeus Pascal. Performance of the Belgian health system – Report 2019. Health Services Research (HSR). Brussels. Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE). 2019. KCE Reports 313. DOI: 10.57598/R313C. kce.fgov.be/sites/default/files/2021-12/KCE313CPerformanceBelgianhealthsystemReport.pdf