Alternate Level of Care Days
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of inpatient days where a physician (or designated other) has indicated that a patient occupying an acute care hospital bed has finished the acute care phase of his/her treatment.
Numerator
Total number of inpatient days designated as ALC in a given period of time.
Denominator
Total number of inpatient days in a given time period.
Exclusions
Newborns and stillborns, records with missing or invalid Discharge Date.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Age, discharge destination.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) captures administrative, clinical and demographic information on hospital discharges (including deaths, sign-outs and transfers). Data is received directly from acute care facilities or from their respective health/regional authority or ministry/department of health.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Multi-Sector Service Accountability Agreement.