Readmission: Difference between revisions

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We have these pre-defined in SAS for 7, 14 and 30 days after Dispo DtTm. Different metric use different delays, check the metric for details.

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-{{Reporting Indicators
+See
-| description = Readmissions are patients who have been discharged and readmitted in a short time frame.
+* [[Readmission to MedWard]]
-| indicator_name = {{PAGENAME}}
+* [[Readmission Rate to ICU]]
-| created_raw = Created
+* [[LAU collection readmission data]]
-| program = Critical Care and Medicine
-| indicator_start_date =
-| indicator_end_date =
-}}
 They are a case of [[Multiple Encounter]].
+We have these pre-defined in SAS for 7, 14 and 30 days after [[Dispo DtTm]]. Different metric use different delays, check the metric for details.
-== Exclusions ==
-Exclusions for readmissions are the following:
-* There is a planned admission like elective surgery
-* Left the ward or unit against medical advice ([[AMA]])
-* Palliative patients
-{{discuss | who = Julie | question =
-* based on ICD10 [[Palliative care]] or on [[DC Treatment]] or on what?
-}}
-* HSC IICU has no readmission
-[[Readmission Rate to ICU]]
-== Medicine Definition ==
-For medicine, a readmission is a patient where
-* (admit date/time) - (most recent discharge date/time to the hospital) <= 7 days after their most recent discharge time to the hospital
-* is admitted from outside hospital
-=== Legacy information ===
-* ''(Legacy: planned surgery used to be excluded, but this stopped because of insufficient data when we stopped collecting some APACHE elements in the medicine program Dec 31, 2006)''
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