Frequent-4-emergency-department-visits-help-MHA

INDICATOR NAME

Name

Frequent (4+) emergency department visits for help with MHA

Alternate Name

Frequent (4+) emergency department visits for help with MHA

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

Proportion of individuals with an unscheduled emergency department visit that had 4 or more emergency department visits within a 365-day period

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

N/A

Numerator including inclusion/exclusion

Total population with 4 or more ED visits for mental health and addictions in 1 year prior to index visit (see denominator)

Denominator including inclusion/exclusion

Total population with at least 1 ED visit for mental health and addictions (Primary diagnosis field = F06–F99 or
secondary diagnosis fields = X60–X84, Y10–Y19, Y28 when DX10CODE1 is not F06–F99) in the reporting period.
The most recent encounter is considered the index visit.

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

National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), 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