Percentage of All Attendees at Emergency Department (ED) Who Are in ED <24 Hours

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 patients who attend ED who are in ED less than 24 hours.

Numerator

All attendances that have an experience time of less than 24 hours.

Denominator

Total number of patients attending ED x 100.

Exclusions

None

Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments

None

Stratifications

By hospital.

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

Performance Report/Profile

Reporting Frequency
Monthly
Reporting Frequency in Days
30
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes

Source and Reference Attributes

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