Emergency Department Visits by Home Care Clients in 30 Days After Leaving Hospital
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
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
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
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
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
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