Percentage of Patients Transferred From Ambulance to Emergency Department Within 40 Minutes

Identifying Attributes

Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Australia
Publishing Organisation
Ambulance Victoria Performance Priorities
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Access / Waiting Times

Defining Attributes

Definition

Percentage of patients transferred from ambulance to emergency department within 40 minutes.

Numerator

Number of patients transferred from ambulance to emergency department within 40 minutes (inferred).

Denominator

Number of patients transferred from ambulance to emergency department (inferred).

Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications

Data Attributes

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

Ambulance Victoria Annual Report.

Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes

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
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