Plan All-Cause Readmission

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Rural and Remote Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Pennsylvania Rural Health Model (PARHM)
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Safety
Domain
Hospital Readmission

Defining Attributes

Definition

Proportion of adults with at least one acute unplanned rehabilitation within 30 days of discharge.

Numerator

At least one acute unplanned readmission for any diagnosis within 30 days of the date of discharge from the Index Hospital Stay, that is on or between the second day of the measurement year and the end of the measurement year.

Denominator

Patients age 18 and older with a discharge from an acute inpatient stay (Index Hospital Stay) on or between January 1 and December 1 of the measurement year.

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

None

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Not applicable
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

Evidence Source

Plan All-Cause Readmission (PCR) 14.03.2023. Accessed 08.04.2024. cmit.cms.gov/cmit/#/MeasureView?variantId=12651&sectionNumber=1

Technical Specifications

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Measures Inventory Tool (cms.gov)

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)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025