Case Fatality Within 30 Days After Admission for AMI
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Belgium
Publishing Organisation
Health System Performance Assessment
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Mortality
Defining Attributes
Definition
In-hospital case-fatality rate following admission for acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
Numerator
Number of deaths in the same hospital that occurred within 30 days of the admission date of the denominator cases.
Denominator
Number of admissions to hospital for acute non-elective (urgent) care with a principal diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction [AMI diagnostic codes upon separation: ICD-9 410 or ICD-10 I21, I22] from 1 January to 31 December in the specified year.
Exclusions
Transfers to other hospitals.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
By region (Flanders, Wallonia, Brussels).
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
RHM-MZG (hospital administrative discharge data)
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Performance of the Belgian Health System annual report
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
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
Yes
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
23 July 2025
Actions
Date Modified 23 July 2025