Emergency Department Visits by Home Care Clients in 30 Days After Leaving Hospital

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Home Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Health Quality Ontario Home Care Reporting System (HCRS)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Hospitalisation

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of new publicly funded home care clients, of all ages, who had an unplanned emergency department visit in 30 days after leaving hospital. A lower percentage of clients is better.

Numerator

The number of unscheduled emergency department visits by home care clients newly referred to home care services within 30 days of initial hospital discharge.

Denominator

The number of clients referred to home care from hospital who were discharged from hospital and received their first home care service visit within the time period of interest.

Exclusions

Exclusions from numerator were those with planned ED visits.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

Home Care Database (HCD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), Registered Persons Database (RPDB).

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods

Public reporting.

Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Health Quality Ontario. Measuring Up 2018: A yearly report on how Ontario's health system is performing, 2018.

Technical Specifications

Indicator library of Ontario Health website not accessible (transition from health quality ontario website)

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
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025