Proportion of Discharged Elderly Emergency Department Patients With Acute Cognitive Impairment in Whom There Is Documentation of Support in the Home Environment to Manage the Patient's Care
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Care Transitions
Country
Ireland
Publishing Organisation
Development of key performance indicators for emergency departments in Ireland
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Appropriate Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
Proportion of discharged elderly emergency department (ED) patients with acute cognitive impairment in whom there is documentation of support in the home environment to manage the patient's care.
Numerator
Number of discharged elderly ED patients with acute cognitive impairment in whom there is documentation of support in the home environment to manage the patient's care.
Denominator
Number of discharged elderly ED patients with acute cognitive impairment.
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
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Wakai A, O'Sullivan R, Staunton P, Walsh C, Hickey F, Plunkett PK. Development of key performance indicators for emergency departments in Ireland using an electronic modified-Delphi consensus approach. Eur J Emerg Med. 2013 Apr;20(2):109-14. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328351e5d8. PMID: 22382650.
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
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Date Modified 23 July 2025