Median Time From Emergency Department Arrival to Emergency Department Departure for Admitted Emergency Department Patients

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
National Quality Forum
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Access / Waiting Times

Defining Attributes

Definition

Median time from emergency department arrival to time of departure from the emergency room for patients admitted to the facility from the emergency department.

Numerator

Time (in minutes) from ED arrival to ED departure for patients admitted to the facility from the emergency department.

Denominator

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

Exclusions

Patients who are not an ED Patient

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

Data Attributes

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

Electronic Health Records: Electronic Health Records, Other, Paper Medical Records

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

Quality measure in Care Co-Ordination Project. Endorsement removed in Nov 2018

Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No

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
No
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
23 July 2025