Family Doctor Visit After a Hospital Stay for Selected Chronic Conditions
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Health Quality Council of Alberta
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Service Delivery and Care Planning
Defining Attributes
Definition
The percentage of patients who saw any general practitioner within 7 or 30 days of hospital discharge following hospitalisation due to high blood pressure, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, heart failure, ischaemic health disease, or chronic renal failure.
Numerator
The total number of patients who saw a family doctor within the specified follow up period (7 or 30 days).
Denominator
The total number of patients who were discharged from a hospital in Alberta for visits due to pre-selected conditions.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By zone and primary care network.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Alberta Health Physician Claims and Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP) Registry.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
FOCUS on Healthcare Primary Healthcare Dashboard
Reporting Frequency
Annually (2015-2022)
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
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)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025