Final Discharge Disposition for Stroke Patients Following Inpatient Rehabilitation
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of stroke patients: discharged to their original place of residence; discharged to a long-term care facility or nursing home; requiring readmission to an acute care hospital for stroke-related causes; discharged back to the community who were residing in a community setting prior to their stroke (core).
Numerator
Number of stroke patients discharged to their original place of residence; Number discharged to a long-term care facility or nursing home; Number requiring readmission to an acute care hospital for stroke-related causes; Number of patients discharged back to the community who were residing in a community setting prior to their stroke (inferred).
Denominator
Number of stroke patients discharged (inferred).
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Data should be correlated with stroke severity scores during analysis.
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network
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
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada. Stroke Rehabilitation Unit Care. In: Rehabilitation and Recovery following Stroke [Internet]. 6th ed. 2019. Accessed May 2023. Available from: www.strokebestpractices.ca/recommendations/stroke-rehabilitation/stroke-rehabilitation-unit-care.
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Registry of the Canadian Stroke Network (Not available)