Hospital Care Co-Ordination: Following Discharge, Information Needed to Continue Managing Patient Received ≤48 Hours

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Primary Care
Country
International
Publishing Organisation
The Commonwealth Fund Survey of Primary Care Physicians
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Service Delivery and Care Planning

Defining Attributes

Definition

The indicator shows the proportion of responses to the following question: After your patients have been discharged from a hospital, how long does it take, on average, before you receive the information you need to continue managing the patient, including recommended follow-up care?; Response options: (1) Less than 24 hours; (2) 24 to less than 48 hours; (3) 2-4 days; (4) 5-14 days; (5) 15-30 days; (6) More than 30 days; (7) Rarely or never receive this type of information

Numerator

Number of responses to option 1

Denominator

Total number of responses.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Surveys
Data Collection Methods

Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians 2019

Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Michelle M. Doty, Roosa Tikkanen, Arnav Shah, and Eric C. Schneider, “Primary Care Physicians’ Role in Coordinating Medical and Health-Related Social Needs in Eleven Countries,” Health Affairs, published online Dec. 10, 2019. www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2019.01088 www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/surveys/2019/dec/2019-commonwealth-fund-international-health-policy-survey-primary www.commonwealthfund.org/sites/default/files/2019-12/PDF2019intlhltpolicysurveyprimarycarephysCHARTPACK12-10-2019.pdf

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