Percentage of All Attendees at Emergency Department Who Are Discharged or Admitted Within Six Hours of Registration
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Ireland
Publishing Organisation
Health Service Executive (HSE): Acute Key Performance Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Emergency Care
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of all Emergency Department (ED) patients who wait less than 6 hours. Total Emergency Department Time (TEDT) is measured from registration time to ED Departure Time.
Numerator
All ED patients who are admitted to a ward or discharged in less than 6 hours from their Arrival Time.
Denominator
All patient attendances at EDs.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
None
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
ED System, Patient Experience Time (PET)
Frequency of Data Collection
Daily
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods
Management Data Reports, Performance Profile Reports
Reporting Frequency
Monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
30
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
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
Yes
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
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025