Time in Emergency Department Until Disposition Decision (Hours, Percentile)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Setting-Specific Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
This indicator measures the time interval between the earlier of Triage Date/Time or Registration Date/Time and Disposition Date/Time (as determined by the main service provider).
Numerator
The indicator is measured in hours, usually using the 90th percentile and/or 50th percentile, which represents the maximum length of time that 90% and/or 50% of patients stay in the emergency department (ED) until a visit disposition decision is made.
Denominator
All emergency visits.
Exclusions
Scheduled emergency visits. ED visit with Visit Disposition = 61 (leave post-registration). Both Registration and Triage Date/Time are invalid/unknown, or physician Disposition Date/Time is invalid/unknown.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By peer group and reporting level: National, Province/Territory, Region, Facility, Corporation.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
National Rehabilitation Reporting System (NRS)
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
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