Service Agreement - Department of Health Tasmania: 2018, Re-admissions within 28 days, 2018

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Indicator
Indicator type:	Indicator
Short name:	28 Day re-admission rate Mental Health
METEOR identifier:	700636
Registration status:	Tasmanian Health, Superseded 24/07/2019
Description:	This KPI measures the percentage of overnight separations from an acute inpatient unit that are followed by readmission to the same or a similar type unit (MHS / ADS / FHS) within 28 days of discharge.
Indicator set:	Service Plan - Department of Health Tasmania: 2018 Tasmanian Health, Superseded 24/07/2019

Collection and usage attributes
Computation description:	This KPI is measured as a percentage. Coverage / scope: The following separations are excluded: • Same day separations. • Statistical and change of care type separations. • Separations that end by transfer to another acute or psychiatric hospital. • Separations that end by left against medical advice / discharge at own risk. • Separations where length of stay is one night only and procedure code for ECT is recorded. Numerator: Number of in scope overnight separations from the acute inpatient unit occurring within the reference period that are followed by a readmission to the same or similar type unit within 28 days. Denominator: Number of in scope overnight separations from the acute inpatient unit in the reference period.
Computation:	100 x (Numerator ÷ Denominator)
Numerator:	Number of in scope overnight separations from the acute inpatient unit occurring within the reference period that are followed by a readmission to the same or similar type unit within 28 days
Denominator:	Number of in scope overnight separations from the acute inpatient unit in the reference period
Representational attributes
Representation class:	Percentage
Data type:	Real
Unit of measure:	Episode
Format:	NN[N]
Accountability attributes
Reporting requirements:	2018-19 Service Agreement