Acute Care Hospital Discharges Followed by an Unplanned Readmission Within 30 Days
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Comprehensive Primary Care Plus
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Hospitalisations
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of index acute care hospital discharges that were followed by an unplanned readmission within 30 days
Numerator
Number of index acute care hospital discharges that were followed by an unplanned readmission within 30 days.
Denominator
Total beneficiaries per 1000.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Singh P, Fu N, Dale S, et al. The Comprehensive Primary Care Plus Model and Health Care Spending, Service Use, and Quality. JAMA. 2024;331(2):132-146. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.24712 www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/data-and-reports/2023/cpc-plus-fifth-annual-eval-report
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
23 July 2025
Actions
Date Modified 23 July 2025