Median Admit Decision Time to Emergency Department Departure Time for Admitted Patients
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
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
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Facility/Hospital/Agency.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
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.