Hospitalisation Following Discharge From a Skilled Nursing Facility
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
For members 65 years of age and older, the percentage of skilled nursing facility discharges to the community that were followed by an unplanned acute hospitalisation for any diagnosis within 30 and 60 days.
Numerator
For members 65 years of age and older, the number of skilled nursing facility discharges to the community that were followed by an unplanned acute hospitalisation for any diagnosis within 30 and 60 days.
Denominator
Number of skilled nursing facility discharges to the community in members 65 years of age and older
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
HEDIS survey results directly from health plans and Preferred Provider Organisations (PPOs) through the Healthcare Organisation Questionnaire and non-survey data through the Interactive Data Submission System.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
NCQA website - National averages (Publicly available)