Transfer Of Patient Care Less Than Or Equal To 30 Minutes
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
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
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
South Australian Ambulance Service (SAAS) Computer Aided Dispatch data supplied by SAAS.
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.