Distribution of Days Waiting for Admission to Inpatient Rehabilitation

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Access

Defining Attributes

Definition

The number of days between 20B Date Ready for Admission and 21 Admission Date.

Numerator

The number of days between 20B Date Ready for Admission and 21 Admission Date.

Denominator

Total number of inpatient rehabilitation admissions.

Exclusions

Clients with unknown date ready for admission. Where element 20A Date Ready for Admission Known = 0 (No).

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
Quarterly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
91
Reporting Methods

National Rehabilitation Reporting System.

Reporting Frequency
Quarterly
Reporting Frequency in Days
91
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). NRS Distribution of Days Waiting for Admission to Inpatient Rehabilitation. Accessed August 3, 2023. Available from: www.cihi.ca/en/distribution-of-days-waiting-for-admission-to-inpatient-rehabilitation.

Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). NRS eReports - Report Interpretation Guidelines. Accessed August 3, 2023. Available from: www.cihi.ca/sites/default/files/document/nrs-ereports-manual-2017-en-web.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
12 March 2025