Overview
This table shows the impact of home health care on the patients discharged from the selected facility who were coded for home health. For these patient discharged , we compare metrics for three possible outcomes:
- 1 - Patients admitted to home health as a new stay
- 2 - Patients admitted to home health as a resumption of care
- 3 - Patients who were not admitted to home care - this could mean they were admitted to another post-acute setting or just went home.
For each outcome we calculate a patient count and performance metrics specific to the patients for whom the listed outcome applies. The performance metrics have county and state benchmarks for comparison.
Understanding the Metrics
To simplify these definitions, assume that all counts and performance metrics in this table are calculated using the population of all patient discharges coded for home health relative to the header in each row. See the first row for an example:
| Metric | Description | |
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Total
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Example: Full definition: This column contains the count of patient discharges who were coded for home health care at discharge from the selected facility relative to the subcategory specified in the row header. Simple definition: This column contains the count of patient discharges. |
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| Percent of All Inpatient | This Facility |
The percentage of all discharges from the selected facility for the outcome type in each row. In this case, "all discharges" includes patients coded for all types of post-acute care. This would be the Total in the Discharge Events table. If this number is far below the county and state averages, it might be indicative of a situation where discharge planning at the facility needs to be improved. |
| County and State Averages | These columns contain the parallel county and state averages for comparison. | |
| Percent of All Patients who received Discharge Instructions | This Facility | This metric shows the relative percentages of patients who were coded for home care at discharge for the outcome type in each row. These three percentages will total to 100%. This allows a quick comparison of the three possible outcomes. |
| County and State Averages | These columns contain the parallel county and state averages for comparison. | |
| % Readmitted: 30 days | This Facility |
This is the % Readmitted rate for the patient subcategory in each row. Invariably this shows the distinct advantage to the hospital provided by patients adhering to discharge coding. That is, they are admitted to home health care. |
| County and State Averages | These columns contain the parallel county and state averages for comparison. If the facility % Readmission rates are significantly higher than the county and state averages, this indicates an area of attention required by the hospital. | |
Even though the table includes "Instructions" in the name, you should not construe that any instructions were necessarily given to any patient. What is counted in this table are patients who were coded for home care at discharge. For more information, see How does Trella Health Identify Discharge Status Coding?
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