7-day-post-hospital-discharge-selected-condition

INDICATOR NAME

Name

7-day post-hospital discharge follow-up rate for selected conditions (Retired)

Alternate Name

7-day post-hospital discharge follow-up rate for selected conditions

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

Percentage of patients or clients who see their primary care provider within 7 days after discharge from hospital for selected conditions.

The percent of enrolled patients with an acute inpatient hospital stay for:

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)
Cardiac Conditions
Congestive heart failure (CHF)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Pneumonia
Diabetes
Stroke
Gastrointestinal Disease

HQO Reporting tool/product

Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs)

Dimension

Effective

Type

Outcome

DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION

Unit of Measurement

Percentage

Calculation Methods

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

Numerator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)

Total number of rostered patients with primary care visit post acute discharge in a given time period.

Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)

Total number rostered patients discharged from hospital (select HIGs) in a given time period

Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized

None

Data Source

Client Agency Program Data (CAPE), Corporate Provider Database (CPDB), Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) Claims History Database

Data provided to HQO by

In-house data collection

Reported Levels of comparability /stratifications (defined)

Institution, Region, Time

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Caveats and Limitations

Not measured consistently across primary care organizations

Comments Summary

This is a QIP priority indicator for 2017/18. QIP Current performance reporting period: April - March the following year