Lower rates are desirable.
(Total number of individuals who had at least 3 episodes of care for MHSU disorders [repeat hospitalizations] in a 1-year period ÷ Total number of individuals who had at least one episode of care for MHSU disorders in a 1-year period) × 100
The risk-adjusted percentage for each region was calculated by dividing the observed number of individuals with repeat hospitalizations in each region by the expected number of individuals with repeat hospitalizations in the region and multiplying by the Canadian average percentage of individuals with repeat hospitalizations.
Unit of Analysis : Patients
An episode of care refers to all contiguous inpatient hospitalizations in general and psychiatric hospitals and all day surgery visits regardless of diagnoses. To construct an episode of care, a transfer is assumed to have occurred if the following condition is met:
- Admission to a general/psychiatric hospital or day surgery facility occurs on the same day as discharge from another general/psychiatric hospital or day surgery facility
Total number of individuals who had at least one episode of care for MHSU disorders in a 1-year period. The most recent episode of care in a fiscal year is the index episode of care.
Total number of individuals in the denominator who had at least 3 episodes of care for MHSU disorders in a 1-year period. Each individual has a 12-month look-back period prior to their most recent episode of care in a given year. Therefore, data for 2 fiscal years is necessary to obtain the data for the numerator.
An episode of care for an MHSU disorder is identified using the same inclusion and exclusion criteria as for the denominator.
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