Patients Treated by Urgency Category
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
The number and percentage of patients who were treated in emergency departments within the recommended times according to triage category.
Numerator
The number of patients who were treated in emergency departments according to triage category: Triage category 1 (need for resuscitation): requires treatment immediately; Triage category 2 (emergency): requires treatment within 10 minutes; Triage category 3 (urgent): requires treatment within 30 minutes; Triage category 4 (semi-urgent): requires treatment within 1 hour; Triage category 5 (non-urgent): requires treatment within 2 hours.
Denominator
The number of patients who were treated in emergency departments in each triage category.
Exclusions
Excludes those who left at their own risk without treatment, those who left after clinical advice, or those who were deceased on arrival.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By urgency category and hospital.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset (VEMD)