Time in Emergency Department Until Disposition Decision (Hours, Percentile)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
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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