7-day-follow-up-with-physician-after-hospitalization-MHA-EN

INDICATOR NAME

Name

7-day follow-up with a physician after hospitalization for MHA

Alternate Name

7-day follow-up with a physician after hospitalization for MHA

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

Proportion of MHA-related hospital discharges where the patient was seen by a primary care provider, psychiatrist and/or pediatrician within 7 days

Indicator Status

Active

HQO Reporting tool/product

Ontario Health Teams: Quality

Dimension

Patient-centred, Timely

Type

Outcome

DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION

Unit of Measurement

Percentage

Calculation Methods

Exclusion criteria: Patients readmitted to hospital or that died within 30 days of discharge

Numerator including inclusion/exclusion

Consults/ visits with primary care providers, psychiatrists and/or pediatricians occurring within 7 days from discharge
taking place in an office, home or long-term care setting.

Patients readmitted to hospital or that died within 30 days of discharge

Denominator including inclusion/exclusion

Patients discharged alive from a hospital in Ontario for mental health and addictions in the reporting period

Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- detailed

Model-based risk-adjusted via logistic regression using individual-level data, controlling for age (continuous) and sex.

Data Source

Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) Claims History Database, Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS), Registered Persons Database (RPDB)

Data provided to HQO by

Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)