Unplanned Hospital Readmission Within 30 Days of Hospital Discharge
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of unplanned Hospital Readmission within 30 Days of Hospital Discharge.
Numerator
All trauma patients with a primary diagnosis of an injury who are non-electively readmitted with injury, after passing through the ED, to any acute care hospital in the trauma system, within 30 days of a previous discharge.
Denominator
All trauma patients with a primary diagnosis of an injury admitted to an acute care hospital in the trauma system
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
An on-site visit is conducted by expert evaluators with extensive practical experience in trauma. Following the successful completion of the Trauma Distinction process, the organisation receives a Trauma Distinction Award that is valid for four years. At the end of the four years, the organisation begins a new Distinction cycle. Organisations must regularly submit indicator data between on-site visits.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Trauma distinction program is a voluntary accreditation process