Number of Acute Bed Days Lost Through Delayed Transfers of Care
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Ireland
Publishing Organisation
Acute Key Performance Indicators
Type of Quality Indicator
Outcome
IOM Quality Dimension
Efficiency
Domain
Capacity
Defining Attributes
Definition
This metric looks at the number of acute bed days lost due to delayed transfers of care (DTOC) (i.e., when a patient remains in hospital after a senior doctor has documented in the medical chart that the patient can be discharged).
Numerator
Count of bed days lost to patients who are delayed transfer of care.
Denominator
Number of bed days.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By hospital group, hospital and categorisation for DTOC.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Administrative data
Data Collection Methods
National Delayed transfer of care database to BIU Acute
Frequency of Data Collection
Daily
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
1
Reporting Methods
Performance Report/Profile and Health System Performance Assessment Platform
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)
Yes
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
23 July 2025
Actions
Date Modified 23 July 2025