Unplanned Hospital Re-Admissions for Mental Disorders
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publishing Organisation
OECD Health at a Glance Quality of Care - Care for mental disorders
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Hospitalisation
Defining Attributes
Definition
Readmission rate (per 100 patients) with a diagnosis of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
Numerator
Re-admissions for any mental disorder to the same hospital within 30 days of discharge but excludes same-day admissions (less than 24 hours).
Denominator
All patients with at least one admission during the year for the condition as principal diagnosis or as one of the first two listed secondary diagnosis.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments
Age-sex standardised.
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
OECD Health at a Glance report.
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
OECD (2011), “Unplanned hospital re-admissions for mental disorders”, in Health at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicators, OECD Publishing, Paris. www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/health_glance-2011-46-en.pdf?expires=1692875187&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=6A1EA2A97D714B571919AD56834F1859
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
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
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Date Modified 12 March 2025