Avoidable Hospital Admissions from Care Homes Indicator Preventing avoidable hospital admissions from care homes Indicator name Indicator weighting (% of CQUIN scheme available) Percentage of avoidable hospital admissions originating from care homes with identified Description of indicator diagnosis. Number of avoidable hospital admissions with identified diagnosis (identified in Q1). Numerator Total number of admissions with identified diagnosis. Denominator By ensuring that care home residents are only admitted into hospital when it is clinically Rationale for inclusion appropriate, providers can ensure that the experience and safety of the patient is maximised. Audit of admissions data. Data source Quarterly Frequency of data collection Provider Organisation responsible for data collection Quarterly Frequency of reporting to commissioner End of Q1 Baseline period/date To be confirmed at end of Q1. Baseline value Q4 date to be confirmed). Final indicator period/date (on which payment is based) Final indicator value (payment Quarter 1 : threshold)
Avoidable Hospital Admissions from Care Homes Indicator Indicator name Preventing avoidable hospital admissions from care homes Indicator weighting (% of CQUIN scheme available) Description of indicator Percentage of avoidable hospital admissions originating from care homes with identified diagnosis. Numerator Number of avoidable hospital admissions with identified diagnosis (identified in Q1). Denominator Total number of admissions with identified diagnosis. Rationale for inclusion By ensuring that care home residents are only admitted into hospital when it is clinically appropriate, providers can ensure that the experience and safety of the patient is maximised. Data source Audit of admissions data. Frequency of data collection Quarterly Organisation responsible for data collection Provider Frequency of reporting to commissioner Quarterly Baseline period/date End of Q1 Baseline value To be confirmed at end of Q1. Final indicator period/date (on which payment is based) Q4 date to be confirmed). Final indicator value (payment threshold) Quarter 1 :
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