Discharge to Hospital
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Rehabilitation Care
Country
International
Publishing Organisation
InterRAI Post Acute Care
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Functional Change
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percent Discharged to Acute Hospital
Numerator
Number of people discharged to acute hospital
Denominator
Total population discharged
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
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
Morris JN, Berg K, Topinkova E, Gray LC, Schachter E. Developing quality indicators for in-patient post-acute care. BMC Geriatr. 2018 Jul 11;18(1):161.
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
InterRAI Post Acute Care (To check on InterRAI e-book form)
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
No
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
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
31 March 2026
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Date Modified 08 April 2026