Plan All-Cause Readmission
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Pennsylvania Rural Health Model (PARHM)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Hospitalisation
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of all-cause readmission (Plan).
Numerator
At least one acute unplanned readmission for any diagnosis within 30 days of the date of discharge from the Index Hospital Stay, that is on or between the second day of the measurement year and the end of the measurement year.
Denominator
Patients age 18 and older with a discharge from an acute inpatient stay (Index Hospital Stay) on or between January 1 and December 1 of the measurement year.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Claims Data
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Not publicly reported based on current evidence. Linked to payments
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)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025