Repeat Emergency Visits for Mental Health
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percent of unscheduled repeat emergency visits following an emergency visit for a mental health condition. The 'index' visit must be for a mental health condition however, the repeat visit can be for any diagnosis within ICD-10-CA Chapter 5 (i.e. either a mental health OR substance abuse condition). Alternate Name: Repeat Unscheduled Emergency Visits Within 30 Days For Mental Health Conditions
Numerator
Number of unscheduled visits for mental health conditions followed within 30 days by a repeat visit, in a given quarter, by patient Local Health Integration Network
Denominator
All unscheduled mental health emergency visits
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Multi-Sector Service Accountability Agreement