Emergency Department Visits in the Last 28 Days of Life
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of cancer patients who died with a cancer diagnosis in an acute-care hospital who visited the emergency department (ED) in the last 28 days of life.
Numerator
The number of adult cancer patients (aged 18+) who: had no emergency department visit had one emergency department visit had two or more emergency department visits
Denominator
The total number of adult cancer patients (aged 18+) who died (with a cancer diagnosis) in an acute-care hospital
Exclusions
Patients aged <18
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Number emergency department visits (no visits, once, twice or more)
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Data obtained from Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) Discharge Abstract Database and National Ambulatory Care Reporting System
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. Person-Centred Perspective Indicators in Canada: Palliative and End-of-Life Care Palliative, 2017. See: s22457.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Palliative-and-end-of-life-care-reference-report-EN.pdf