Pulmonary Embolism Testing
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
United States of America
Publishing Organisation
American College of Emergency Physicians
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Effectiveness
Domain
Service Delivery and Care Planning
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of emergency department visits during which patients aged 18 years and older had a CT pulmonary angiogram scan ordered by an emergency care provider, regardless of discharge disposition, with either moderate or high pre test clinical probability for pulmonary embolism or positive result or elevated D-dimer level.
Numerator
Emergency department visits for patients with either; moderate or high pre test clinical probability for pulmonary embolism or elevated D-dimer level.
Denominator
Pregnancy
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Clinical Emergency Data Registry
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
No
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
Can the Quality Indicator be Readily Implemented at a Population Level in Australia Given its Current Data Landscape?
Implementation of this quality indicator was not assessed.
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
31 March 2026
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Date Modified 08 April 2026