Documentation of Follow up Care
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
American College of Emergency Physicians
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Care Transitions
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older for which follow-up care co-ordination was documented in Hospital Discharge Summary.
Numerator
Patients discharged with communication to follow up provider documented in discharge summary.
Denominator
Any patient over 18 years of age and patient encounter during the performance period.
Exclusions
Disposition of transferred, eloped or against medical advice (AMA) patients.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Clinical Emergency Data Registry
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
CMS Traditional MIPS reporting
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
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)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
Yes
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025