Median Length of Stay in Inpatient Rehabilitation
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The number of days from element 21 Admission Date to element 30 Discharge Date, minus any Service Interruption Days (if applicable) for each completed admission and discharge record pair, averaged over all records.
Numerator
The number of days from element 21 Admission Date to element 30 Discharge Date, minus any Service Interruption Days (if applicable) for each completed admission and discharge record pair, averaged over all records.
Denominator
All records (as per numerator).
Exclusions
Excludes service interruption days.
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
National Rehabilitation Reporting System.
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). NRS Median Length of Stay in Inpatient Rehabilitation. Accessed August 3, 2023. Available from: www.cihi.ca/en/median-length-of-stay-in-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.
Technical Specifications
Data stratified by Rehabilitation Client Group: www.cihi.ca/en/median-length-of-stay-in-inpatient-rehabilitation
Quality indicator details: www.cihi.ca/sites/default/files/document/nrs-ereports-manual-2017-en-web.pdf