Readmission-30-days-mental-health-and-addiction

INDICATOR NAME

Name

Readmission within 30 days for mental health and addiction (QIP) (Retired)

Alternate Name

Hospital readmission rates for a mental illness or an addiction (QIP) (Retired)

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

This indicator measures the rate of mental health or addiction episodes of care that are followed within 30 days by another mental health and addiction admission.

HQO Reporting tool/product

Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs)

Dimension

Effective

Type

Outcome

DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION

Unit of Measurement

Rate per 100 discharges

Calculation Methods

Readmission rate equals the number of mental health or addiction episodes of care (EOCs) that are followed by a mental health or addiction readmission within 30 days of discharge divided by the number of mental health or addiction EOCs during the study period.

Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS) and Discharge Abstract Database (DAD) databases are used to identify index as well as subsequent hospitalizations for mental health and addictions.

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

Number of mental health or addiction EOC that are followed by a mental health or addiction readmission within (≤) 30 days of discharge.

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

Total number of mental health or addiction EOCs in the reporting period.

Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized

None

Data Source

Discharge Abstract Database (DAD), Ontario Mental Health Reporting System (OMHRS), Registered Persons Database (RPDB)

Data provided to HQO by

Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)

Reported Levels of comparability /stratifications (defined)

Corporation

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Comments Summary

*** This indicator is retired for 2020/21 QIPs *** This was a priority QIP indicator for QIP 2019/20. Current Performance Reporting period: January 2017 - December 2017.