Primary Services Referred To After Discharge From Inpatient Rehabilitation
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients referred to services (including ambulatory care, residential care, inpatient, community or other services such as outreach, legal or agencies) after inpatient rehabilitation discharge.
Numerator
Number of clients discharged from NRS participating facilities who were referred to services after discharge. A referral to "ambulatory Care Service" indicates a facility based service. A referral to "Residential Care Facility" indicates long-term care, continuing care, and nursing homes. A referral to "Inpatient Acute Care" or "Inpatient Rehabilitation" includes referrals to services within the same facility or to a different facility. A referral to "Community Services" would include such services as public health and transportation services. A referral to "Other" includes such services as rehabilitation outreach services, legal services, drug dependency agencies, and educational agencies.
Denominator
All discharges from rehabilitation.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Rehabilitation Client Groups.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
National Rehabilitation Reporting System.
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
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). NRS Primary Services Referred To After Discharge From Inpatient Rehabilitation. Accessed August 3, 2023. Available from: www.cihi.ca/en/primary-services-referred-to-after-discharge-from-inpatient-rehabilitation.
Technical Specifications
Data stratified by Rehabilitation Client Group: www.cihi.ca/en/primary-services-referred-to-after-discharge-from-inpatient-rehabilitation