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INDICATOR NAME
Name
90th percentile emergency department length of stay for admitted patients (Retired)
Alternate Name
90th percentile emergency department length of stay for admitted patients (Retired)
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
ED length of stay is defined as the time from triage or registration, whichever comes first, to the time the patient leaves the ED to a hospital bed. Measured in hours. The 90th percentile is the maximum length of time in which 9 of 10 patients have completed their ED visit. Exclusion: non-admitted patients Note: This indicator definition is consistent with the Hospital Service Accountability Agreement Performance Measure.
HQO Reporting tool/product
Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs)
Dimension
Timely
Type
Process
 
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Hours
Calculation Methods
The 90th percentile is the maximum length of time in which 9 of 10 patients have completed their ED visit.

Numerator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
Time (in hours) from triage or registration, whichever comes first, to the time the patient leaves the ED to a hospital bed.
Denominator (short description i.e. not inclusions/exclusions)
NA

Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- generalized
None
Data Source
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
Data provided to HQO by
Cancer Care Ontario (CCO)
 
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Comments Summary
For QIPs, the current reporting period is the calendar year.
 
TAGS
Sector
Acute Care/Hospital
Type
Process
Topic
Access, Wait Times
Dimension
Timely
Source
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS)
 
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
27/10/2016 12:18:00