Percentage of Patients Triaged Within One Working Day of Referral (Community)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Rationale: To determine the percentage of referred patients triaged within the time-frame of one working day. This is the calculation of the number of patients triaged within one working day of receipt of referral by the specialist palliative care community team expressed as a percentage of the total number of referrals received by the specialist palliative care community team in the reporting month.
Numerator
Count of the number of patients triaged within one working day of referral/request for transfer
Denominator
All patients referred/requesting transfer in the reporting month
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Reporting is aggregated at the national, Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO) and Local Health Office (LHO) level.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Data is sourced by the specialist palliative care community teams who collate locally and forward to their Community Healthcare Organisation (CHO). The CHO submits the validated data to the Business Information Unit (BIU) Community Healthcare Team.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Public reporting
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Technical Specifications
Unable to locate full specifications. Some details are available here: www.hse.ie/eng/services/publications/kpis/2024-palliative-care-services-nsp-metadata.pdf