Long-Term Services and Supports Minimising Institutional Length of Stay (MLTSS-7)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The proportion of admissions to a facility among Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) participants age 18 and older that result in successful discharge to the community (community residence for 60 or more days) within 100 days of admission
Numerator
The count of discharges from a facility to the community during the measurement year that occurred within 100 days or fewer of admission Discharges that result in death, hospitalisation, or readmission to the facility within 60 days of discharge from the facility do not meet the numerator criteria.
Denominator
Admissions to a facility among Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports participants age 18 and older (inferred)
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
This measure is reported as an observed rate and a risk-adjusted rate. Risk adjusted for age and gender; dual eligibility status for Medicare and Medicaid; Diagnosis; Number of Hospital Stays; Days of enrolment to MLTSS plan
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Claims Data
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports reporting to CMS Not reported on CMS Care Compare or Provider Data Catalogue