Unspecified Diagnoses With Length of Stay of More Than Eight Days
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Dementia Care
Country
Germany
Publishing Organisation
German §21 dataset (a hospital stay dataset)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Risks During Hospitalisation
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of unspecified diagnoses with length of stay of more than eight days).
Numerator
Number of unspecified dementia diagnoses among patients with length of stay of more than eight days).
Denominator
Number of patient with dementia with length of stay of more than eight days
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Hospital episode datasets
Frequency of Data Collection
Continuous
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Godemann, F., Wolff-Menzler, C., Lohr, M., & Wiegand, H. (2017). Routine data indicators of treatment for dementia and old-age depression. GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry, 30(1), 27-33.
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
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025