Transfer Of Patient Care Less Than Or Equal To 30 Minutes

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Government of South Australia: SA Health Key Performance Indicators 2023-24
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Access / Waiting Times

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of patients arriving by ambulance whose care is transferred from ambulance paramedic to emergency department clinician within 30 minutes of ambulance arrival at a metropolitan public hospital.

Numerator

Count of patients arriving by ambulance where the difference between patient time of arrival at a metropolitan public hospital and time of transfer of care from ambulance paramedic to ED clinician is less than or equal to 30 minutes.

Denominator

Count of patients who arrived at a metropolitan public hospital by ambulance.

Exclusions

Excludes patients arriving at ED where the ambulance incident priority is P6, P7, P9.

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods

South Australian Ambulance Service (SAAS) Computer Aided Dispatch data supplied by SAAS.

Frequency of Data Collection
Monthly
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
30
Reporting Methods

SA Health Service Agreements 2023-2024. Not publicly reported based on current evidence.

Reporting Frequency
Monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
30
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes

Source and Reference Attributes

Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
12 March 2025