Unplanned Hospital Re-Admissions for Mental Illness

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Belgium
Publishing Organisation
Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre: Performance of the Belgian health system
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Hospitalisation

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
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods

Performance of the Belgian health system 2019 (2016 data).

Reporting Frequency
First reported in 2019 report
Reporting Frequency in Days
1826
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

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

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