The Proportion of Patient/Resident Stays or Quality Episodes With a Discharge/Transfer Assessment Indicating That a Current Reconciled Medication List Was Provided to the Subsequent Provider at the Time of Discharge/Transfer
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Setting-Specific Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The proportion of patient/resident stays or quality episodes with a discharge/transfer assessment indicating that a current reconciled medication list was provided to the subsequent provider at the time of discharge/transfer.
Numerator
The number of LTCF patient stays with a LTCH CARE Data Set discharge/transfer assessment indicating a current reconciled medication list was provided to the subsequent provider at the time of discharge/transfer.
Denominator
The total number of LTCF patient stays, regardless of payer, ending in discharge/transfer to the following settings only: a short-term general hospital, a SNF, intermediate care, home under care of an organised home health service organisation or hospice, hospice in an institutional facility, a swing bed, an IRF, another LTCH, a Medicaid nursing facility, an inpatient psychiatric facility, or a critical access hospital.
Exclusions
Patients who died are not included in this measure
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
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
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Home Health Quality Reporting Program