Percent-discharge-summaries - Health Quality Ontario (HQO)

INDICATOR NAME

Name

Percent discharge summaries sent from hospital to community care provider within 48 hours of discharge

Alternate Name

Percent discharge summaries sent from hospital to community care provider within 48 hours of discharge

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

This indicator measures the percentage of patients discharged from hospital for which discharge summaries are delivered to primary care provider within 48 hours of patient's discharge from hospital.

HQO Reporting tool/product

Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs)

Dimension

Timely

Type

Process

DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION

Unit of Measurement

Percentage

Calculation Methods

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

Calculate number of discharge summaries transcribed, signed and sent within 48 hours of patient’s discharge from hospital for the time period.

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

Number of patients discharged from hospitals for whom a discharge summary is sent to primary care provider within 48 hours of discharge (electronically or by fax) for the time period.

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

Number of inpatients discharged for the time period.

Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized

None

Data Source

Local data collection

Data provided to HQO by

Local data collection

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Comments Summary

This is a priority indicator for QIP 2019/20. Current performance reporting period: most recent 3 month period.