30-Day Rehospitalisations per 1000 Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Beneficiaries

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
National Quality Forum
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Hospitalisation

Defining Attributes

Definition

Number of rehospitalisations occurring within 30 days of discharge from an acute care hospital (prospective payment system (PPS) or critical access hospital (CAH)) per 1000 FFS Medicare beneficiaries at the state and community level by quarter and year.

Numerator

Number of rehospitalisations within 30 days of discharge from an acute care hospital (PPS or CAH).

Denominator

Medicare FFS beneficiaries, prorated based on the number of days of FFS eligibility in the time period (quarter or year).

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
Yes
Risk Adjustments

Other

Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Claims Data

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
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
23 July 2025