Vital Signs
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients transferred to another healthcare facility whose medical record documentation indicated that the entire vital signs record was communicated to the receiving facility within 60 minutes of departure
Numerator
Number of patients transferred to another healthcare facility whose medical record documentation indicated that the entire vital signs record was communicated to the receiving facility within 60 minutes of departure: Pulse; Respiratory rate; Blood pressure; Oxygen saturation; Temperature; Glasgow score (where appropriate)
Denominator
All emergency department patients who are transferred to another healthcare facility
Exclusions
All emergency department patients not discharged to another healthcare facility.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Claims, Electronic Health Data, Electronic Health Records: Electronic Health Records, Management Data, Other, Paper Medical Records
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Measure Retired and Endorsement Removed. Not publicly reported based on available evidence