Primary Services Referred To After Discharge From Inpatient Rehabilitation

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Equity
Domain
Person-Centred Care

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
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Rehabilitation Client Groups.

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
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
No

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
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
12 March 2025