Readmittance to Bed Ward Care for Patients Suffering From Schizophrenia Within 30 Days

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Finland
Publishing Organisation
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Hospitalisation

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage (adjusted) of patients discharged that are readmitted to bed ward care for patients suffering from Schizophrenia within a 30-day period. The indicator shows the recurrence of inpatient care for a patient treated due to schizophrenia within 30 days by hospital district, % of those discharged (all hospitals).

Numerator

Patients discharged that are readmitted to bed ward care for patients suffering from Schizophrenia within a 30-day period (adjusted)

Denominator

The target population is patients discharged suffering from Schizophrenia (inferred).

Exclusions

The following have been eliminated from the indicator: - treatment periods recurring on the same day - hospital transfers - patients who died in the year in question

Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments

The adjustment involves calculating the expected number of treatment periods for five-year age groups in the OECD2010 standard population. The total number of treatment periods per age groups is proportioned to the total number of people in the OECD2010 standard population.

Stratifications

Collection and Reporting Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Care Registers for Health Care HILMO (THL). Data content: Institutional care, housing services and regular home-care services provided in social and health care, and outpatient surgery. The data include client identification data, age, gender, municipality of residence, length of stay, diagnostic and procedural data and data on the sending unit and place for further treatment. The data are collected at the level of individual clients/patients at the end of care periods, or at the end of each year concerning clients registered in institutions. The data are reported by service providers. Data reported in the care notifications are entered into the Care Registers for Social Welfare and Health Care.

Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Technical Specifications
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
No
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
02 December 2025