Readmissions for New Home Care Clients 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 clients who were newly referred for home care services from the hospital that had unplanned hospital readmissions within 30 days of the initial hospital discharge. Generally, a lower percentage is better.
Numerator
The number of unplanned hospitalisations by home care clients newly referred to home care services within 30 days of initial hospital discharge.
Denominator
The number of clients newly 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
Readmission may occur before or after the first home care service visit.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Home Care Database (HCD), 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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