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INDICATOR NAME
Name
Proportion of decedents with 1 or more emergency department visits in the last 30 days of life
Alternate Name
Proportion of decedents with 1 or more emergency department visits in the last 30 days of life
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
Average days at home (180 minus total days
in hospital, emergency department, inpatient
rehab and complex continuing care) in the last 6 months of life
Indicator Status
Active
HQO Reporting tool/product
Ontario Health Teams: Quality
Dimension
Patient-centred
Type
Outcome
 
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Percentage
Calculation Methods
Decedents that were hospitalized in an acute care facility for the last 30 days of life
Numerator including inclusion/exclusion
Decedents that were hospitalized in an acute care facility for the last 30 days of life
Denominator including inclusion/exclusion
The number of OHT attributed patients that died in the reporting period
Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- detailed
standardization
Data Source
Continuing Care Reporting System (CCRS), Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), National Rehabilitation Reporting System (NRS), OHTAM (Ontario Health Teams Attribution Model), Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS), Registered Persons Database (RPDB)
Data provided to HQO by
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
 
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Caveats and Limitations
A lower value (%) is desirable for this indicator
 
TAGS
Sector
Ontario Health Team
Type
Outcome
Topic
End-of-life / Palliative
Dimension
Patient-centred
Source
Continuing Care Reporting System (CCRS), Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), National Rehabilitation Reporting System (NRS), OHTAM (Ontario Health Teams Attribution Model), Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS), Registered Persons Database (RPDB)
 
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Publish Datetime
10/03/2022 13:43:00