A lower rate is more desirable.
The risk-adjusted rate of high users of inpatient acute care services is calculated by dividing the number of high users (patients with multiple episodes of care in a 1-year period and a cumulative length of stay greater than 30 days) in each region by the expected number of high users in the region and multiplying by the Canadian average high users rate.
Unit of analysis: Patients
Patients age 18 and older discharged from an acute care facility within the fiscal year of reporting. The most recent episode of care (hospitalization) within the fiscal year of reporting is the index episode of care.
Patients within the denominator with 3 or more previous acute care episodes of care in a 1-year period and a cumulative LOS longer than 30 days.
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