Results from prepanel questionnaire of measures achieving at least 75% consensus
| Measure | Mean total score | Mean drive QI | Mean public reporting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health services usage measures | |||
| Readmission/readmission rates (72 h, 7, 30, 90 days) | 7.76 | 7.73 | 7.6 |
| ED visits/ED admission rates | 7.43 | 7.26 | 7.29 |
| Time from discharge to homecare nursing visit for high-risk patients | 7.57 | 7.93 | 7.36 |
| Primary care visit within 7 days postdischarge for high-risk patients | 7.29 | 7.64 | 7.07 |
| Medication reconciliation completed prior to discharge | 7.69 | 8.08 | 7 |
| Discharge summary (all medications and follow-up appointments) given to patient | 7.7 | 8.14 | 7.31 |
| Discharge summary (all medications and follow-up appointments) given to primary healthcare provider | 7.91 | 8.29 | 7.71 |
| Ambulatory sensitive conditions hospitalisation/ambulatory care visits | 7 | 7.63 | 6.94 |
| Healthcare connected for unattached patients | 7.08 | 7 | 6.85 |
| Hospital discharge process (discharge planning, plan of care, postdischarge support, hospital assessing needs and using discharge plans) | 7.07 | 7.5 | 6.71 |
| Discharge medication list sent to pharmacy | 7.04 | 7.07 | 6.29 |
| Continuity of the medical records upon hospital discharge to the outpatient setting | 7.27 | 7.46 | 6.77 |
| Clinical performance (screening, immunisation, chronic care after acute myocardial infarction, diabetes mellitus control, hypertension control) | 7.15 | 7.15 | 6.62 |
| Potentially avoidable hospital admissions | 6.76 | 6.67 | 7.27 |
| Multiple psychiatric readmissions | 6.91 | 6.53 | 7.27 |
| Early collaborative care/multidisciplinary early supported discharge | 6.9 | 6.33 | 7.31 |
| Patient education/self-management support | 6.93 | 6.21 | 7.07 |
| Patient level measures—clinical | |||
| Nosocomial infection | 7.19 | 7.25 | 7.17 |
| Mortality/death/cause of death/risk of death | 7.24 | 7 | 6.85 |
| Functional status/physical function/improvement | 7.08 | 7.23 | 6.62 |
| Medication errors | 7.28 | 7.33 | 6.92 |
| Critical incidents | 7.39 | 7.5 | 6.92 |
| Medication continuity/discrepancies | 7.13 | 7.08 | 6.67 |
| Pressure ulcers | 6.96 | 6.66 | 7.08 |
| Pain | 6.97 | 6.58 | 7.17 |
| Patient level measures—satisfaction and perceptions | |||
| Patient and caregiver satisfaction (follow-up during interventions and/or after) | 7.52 | 7.69 | 7.54 |
| Activities of daily living/social activities | 7.13 | 7.08 | 6.67 |
| Quality of care | 6.92 | 6.58 | 7 |
| Provider level measures—satisfaction and perceptions | |||
| Communication between shift staff/optimal choice of communication/information transfer | 7.21 | 7.54 | 6.23 |
| Communication and collaboration of physician consultations | 6.94 | 5.85 | 7.31 |
ED, Emergency Department; QI, quality improvement.