Unplanned/Unexpected Same Hospital Readmissions of Patients Discharged Following Management of Knee Replacement
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Unplanned/unexpected readmissions are those readmissions where the principal diagnosis and readmission interval indicate that the readmission may be related to the care provided by the hospital during the patient's episode of care for the management of a knee replacement.
Numerator
Number of separations for hospitals which meet all of the criteria under 'Numerator criteria' including: The episode of care is a readmission to the same hospital following an episode of care in which a knee replacement was performed, the readmission interval is 60 days.
Denominator
Total separations for management of knee replacement in a specified reference period (meeting all of the denominator criteria): procedure field including total arthroplasty of knee, care type = acute.
Exclusions
Episodes meeting the inclusion criteria but that result from a 'type change' from the index episode should not be counted as a readmission. Also excludes separation mode = died in hospital.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By hospital peer group.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Internal state/territory reports