INDICATOR NAME
Name
Risk-adjusted 30-day all-cause readmission rate for patients with congestive heart failure (quality based procedures cohort) (Retired)
Alternate Name
Risk-adjusted 30-day all-cause readmission rate for patients with congestive heart failure (quality based procedures cohort)
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
The measuring unit of this indicator is an admission for congestive heart
failure (CHF), as defined for quality-based procedures (QBP). Results are expressed
as the risk-adjusted all-cause 30 day non-elective readmission rate among patients admitted to
Ontario acute care facilities.
HQO Reporting tool/product
Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs)
Dimension
Effective
Type
Outcome
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Rate
Calculation Methods
The rate is calculated as: numerator divided by denominator
Numerator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Number of admitted patients with congestive heart failure discharged with a readmission within 30 days.
Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Total number of congestive heart failure index discharges from hospital
Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized
Risk adjusted
Data Source
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)
Data provided to HQO by
Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Comments Summary
This is a QIP priority indicator for 2018/19.
QIP current reporting period: January 2016 - December 2016
How to access the date: To access your organization’s data for the reporting period, refer to Health Quality Ontario’s QIP Navigator. Data will be available in February 2018.
This indicator was retired in the 2019/20 QIP.
TAGS
Sector
Acute Care/Hospital
Type
Outcome
Topic
Readmission
Dimension
Effective
Source
Discharge Abstract Database (DAD)
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
05/03/2019 17:45:00