Ambulance Offload Time—Time From Patient/Ambulance Arrival to Transfer of Care to Emergency Department Staff
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
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Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Ambulance offload time—time from patient/ambulance arrival to transfer of care to ED staff
Numerator
Time from patient/ambulance arrival to transfer of care to ED staff
Denominator
This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is people transferred from ambulance to Emergency Department (inferred).
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Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Tate K, Lee S, Rowe BH, Cummings GE, Holroyd-Leduc J, Reid RC, El-Bialy R, Bakal J, Estabrooks CA, Anderson C, & Cummings GG. (2022). Quality Indicators for Older Persons’ Transitions in Care: A Systematic Review and Delphi Process. Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement 41(1), 40–54. doi.org/10.1017/S0714980820000446 Schull, M. J., Guttmann, A., Leaver, C. A., Vermeulen, M., Hatcher, C. M., Rowe, B. H., et al. (2011). Prioritizing performance measurement for emergency department care: consensus on evidence-based quality of care indicators. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 13(5), 300–309.