Median time from emergency department (ED) arrival to time of departure from the ED for patients discharged from the ED. The measure is calculated using chart abstracted data, on a rolling quarterly basis, and is publicly reported in aggregate for one calendar year. The measure has been publicly reported since 2013 as part of the ED Throughput measure set of the CMS Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting (HOQR) Program.

Continuous Variable measure: Time (in minutes) from ED arrival to ED departure for patients discharged from the ED.

This is a continuous variable measure. The target population is all patients discharged from the ED.

Denominator Exclusions: Patients who expired in the ED, left against medical advice (AMA), or whose discharge was not documented or unable to be determined (UTD) are excluded from the target population.

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Median time from Emergency Department (ED) Arrival to ED Departure for Discharged ED patients. Last updated 28.12.2023. Accessed 8.04.2024. cmit.cms.gov/cmit/#/MeasureView?variantId=12915&sectionNumber=1

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