Emergency Department Length of Stay Less Than or Equal to 4 Hours - Admitted
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patient presentations to an emergency department (ED) where the time from presentation to the time of admission, i.e., the length of the ED stay, is less than or equal to four hours.
Numerator
Count of ED presentations who were subsequently admitted from an ED where the visit time is less than or equal to six hours (240 minutes).
Denominator
Count of ED presentations who were subsequently admitted from an ED.
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Emergency Department Data Collection (EDDC). EDDC contains de-identified demographic, administrative and clinical data detailing presentations to ED at public hospitals in South Australia. The EDDC is based on "Non-Admitted Patient Emergency Department Care" National Minimum Data Set (NMDS).
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
SA Health Service Agreements 2023-2024. Not publicly reported based on current evidence.