Did You Have to Go Back to Hospital or Get Emergency Care Because of Complications or Your Condition Got Worse Within a Month After Being Discharged From Hospital?
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
New Zealand
Publishing Organisation
Health Quality & Safety Commission: Aotearoa New Zealand Adult Primary Care Patient Experience Survey
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Consumer Experience
Defining Attributes
Definition
This measure provides detail on the percentage of patients who did not return to the hospital within a month after discharge. (Yes, No, I was discharge from hospital less than a month ago)
Numerator
The number of patients who answered "No' to the survey question.
Denominator
The number of responses to the question.
Exclusions
"I was discharged from hospital less than a month ago" was excluded from percentage calculations.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods
Aotearoa New Zealand adult primary care patient experience survey, Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission. National enrolment service (NES), Ministry of Health.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Atlas of Healthcare Variation website
Reporting Frequency
Annually
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