Median Admit Decision Time to Emergency Department Departure Time for Admitted Patients

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Access / Waiting Times

Defining Attributes

Definition

Median time (in minutes) from admit decision time to time of discharge departure from the emergency department (ED) for emergency department patients admitted to inpatient status.

Numerator

Median time (in minutes) from admit decision time to time of discharge departure from the emergency department (ED) for emergency department patients admitted to inpatient status.

Denominator

This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is patients admitted from emergency department (inferred).

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Facility/Hospital/Agency.

Data Attributes

Type of Data Collection
Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods

Electronic Health Record.

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

Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals - an HER incentive program with a focus on interoperability and improving patient access to health information. Not publicly reported on CMS Care Compare.

Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

Source and Reference Attributes

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