Mental Health - Acute Mental Health Facility Readmission Rate
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Tasmanian Government: Health system dashboard
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Hospitalisation
Defining Attributes
Definition
The percentage of patients who have been discharged from an acute psychiatric inpatient unit who have an unplanned or unexpected readmission within 28 days.
Numerator
Number of patients who have been discharged from an acute psychiatric inpatient unit who have an unplanned or unexpected readmission within 28 days.
Denominator
Number of patients who have been discharged from an acute psychiatric inpatient unit (inferred).
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reported on Health system dashboard healthstats.dhhs.tas.gov.au/healthsystem.
Reporting Frequency
Monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
30
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
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
Actions
Date Modified 12 March 2025