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INDICATOR NAME
Name
Repeat emergency visits for MHA (within 30 days)
Alternate Name
Repeat emergency visits for MHA (within 30 days)
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
Proportion of unscheduled emergency department visits for care for MH conditions with a second unscheduled emergency department visit for MH or substance abuse within 30 days
HQO Reporting tool/product
Ontario Health Teams: Quality
Dimension
Patient-centred
Type
Process
 
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Number of visits
Calculation Methods
NA
Numerator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Presence of 1 or more unscheduled ED visits for mental health conditions or substance abuse within 30 days of the index visit (see denominator)
Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
All unscheduled ED visits for mental health conditions ((Primary diagnosis field = F06–F99 or secondary diagnosis fields = X60–X84, Y10–Y19, Y28 when primary diagnosis is not F06–F99, and excluding substance abuse, ICD-10 F10-F19) in the reporting period
Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized
NA
Data Source
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
 
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Caveats and Limitations
A lower value (%) is desirable for this indicator
 
TAGS
Sector
Ontario Health Team
Type
Process
Topic
Mental Health and Addiction
Dimension
Patient-centred
Source
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
 
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
10/03/2022 15:42:00