Wait Time for Their First Nursing Visit
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of home care patients authorised for nursing services who received their first nursing visit within five days. The wait time is described as the number of days between service authorisation date and the date of formal in-home nursing. A higher percentage is better.
Numerator
The number of home care patients in a fiscal year who received their first nursing service visit within five days of the date they were authorised for nursing services by the Local Health Integration Network.
Denominator
The number of adult home care patients who received in-home nursing services.
Exclusions
Included in denominator are new patients.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Client Health and Related Information System (CHRIS), Home Care Database (HCD). Each case is reported under the fiscal year and quarter in which the home care patient received their first home care service.
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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