Timely-follow-up-hospital-discharged-patients - Health Quality Ontario (HQO)

INDICATOR NAME

Name

7-day post-hospital discharge follow-up (any condition, any provider)

Alternate Name

Timely follow-up with hospital discharged patients within 7 days of discharge

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

Percentage of those hospital discharges (any condition) where timely (within 48 hours) notification was received, for which follow-up was done (by any mode, any clinician) within 7 days of discharge.

Indicator Status

Active

HQO Reporting tool/product

Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs)

Dimension

Efficient

Type

Process

DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION

Unit of Measurement

Percentage

Calculation Methods

The percentage is calculated as: numerator divided by denominator times 100.

Numerator including inclusion/exclusion

Number of hospital discharges (any condition) where timely (within 48 hours) notification was received, for which follow-up was done (by any mode, any clinician) within 7 days of discharge.

Denominator including inclusion/exclusion

Number of hospital discharges for which timely (within 48 hours) notification was received.

Data Source

Local data collection

Data provided to HQO by

Local data collection

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Comments Detailed

This is a priority indicator for QIP 2020/21. Current performance reporting period: last consecutive 12 month period. This indicator was developed by the Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario (AFHTO) and can be used by any model.