Patients Treated Within Recommended Time
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients treated within recommended time based on triage category.
Numerator
Number of people treated in recommended time period for triage category
Denominator
Number of people treated in each triage category
Exclusions
Victorian Virtual Emergency Department (VVED) presentations have been excluded from the calculation of all emergency indicators. Excludes those who left at their own risk without treatment, those who left after clinical advice, or those who were deceased
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Triage category 1 (requires treatment immediately), Triage category 2 (requires treatment within 10 minutes), Triage category 3 (requires treatment within 30 minutes), Triage category 4 (requires treatment within 1 hour), Triage category 5 (requires treatment within 2 hours).
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Victorian Emergency Minimum Dataset (VEMD)
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Victoria Health Services Performance Ambulance Services dashboard