First-contact-emergency-department-MHA-EN - Health Quality Ontario (HQO)

INDICATOR NAME

Name

First contact in the emergency department for MHA

Alternate Name

First contact in the emergency department for MHA

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

Proportion of incident unscheduled emergency department visits for MHA-care where the patient had no prior MHA-related contact (hospitalization, emergency department or physician visit)

Indicator Status

Active

HQO Reporting tool/product

Ontario Health Teams: Quality

Dimension

Timely

Type

Outcome

DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION

Unit of Measurement

Percentage

Calculation Methods

N/A

Numerator including inclusion/exclusion

Population without a mental health and addictions-related service contact (hospitalization, ED visit or physician
visit) in the 2 years prior to the incident ED visit (see denominator)

Denominator including inclusion/exclusion

Population with an incident (first in the reporting period) unscheduled ED visit for mental health and addictions

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), National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), 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)

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Caveats and Limitations

A lower value (%) is desirable for this indicator