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INDICATOR NAME
Name
Proportion of emergency department (ED) visits by high acuity patients
Alternate Name
Proportion of ED Visits by patients who are high acuity
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
This indicator measures the proportion of emergency department visits by patients who are high acuity.  
HQO Reporting tool/product
Public Reports (annual report, bulletins and theme reports)
Dimension
Timely
Type
Process
 
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Percentage
Calculation Methods

Numerator divided by the denominator times 100


Numerator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
The number of ED patients in the denominator who are assigned high acuity at triage
Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
The total number of patients that completed an emergency department (ED) visit
Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized
None
Data Source
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
Data provided to HQO by
Cancer Care Ontario (CCO)
Reported Levels of comparability /stratifications (defined)
Acuity Level
 
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Caveats and Limitations
1. Scheduled visits to the ED are excluded from this indicator. 2. This indicator reflects the proportion of ED visits, which does not necessarily equal the proportion of individuals.
 
TAGS
Sector
Acute Care/Hospital
Type
Process
Topic
Wait Times
Dimension
Timely
Source
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
 
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
20/11/2018 15:36:00