Median Time From Emergency Department Arrival to Emergency Department Departure for Admitted Emergency Department Patients – Psychiatric/Mental Health Patient
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
Joint Commission National Quality Measures: Emergency Department
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Setting-Specific Domain
Access / Waiting Times
Defining Attributes
Definition
Median time from emergency department arrival to time of departure from the emergency room for Psychiatric/Mental Health Patient 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 Psychiatric/Mental Health patients admitted from emergency department (inferred).
Exclusions
Patients who are not an ED Patient
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data, Electronic/paper chart records
Data Collection Methods
Retrospective data sources for required data elements include administrative data and medical records.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
For accreditation purposes
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Domain
Not Assigned
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
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
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Date Modified 11 June 2026