Percentage of Admitted Patients Transferred to an Inpatient Ward Within 6 Hours of Emergency Department Arrival
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Setting-Specific Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of admitted patients transferred to an inpatient ward within 6 hours of ED arrival
Numerator
Number of admitted patients transferred to an inpatient ward within 6 hours of ED arrival (inferred)
Denominator
Number of admitted patients transferred from ED to an inpatient ward (inferred).
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting 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
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