ACEP50 ED Median Time from ED arrival to ED departure for all Adult Patients

Measure ID

ACEP50

Measure Title

ED Median Time from ED arrival to ED departure for all Adult Patients

Measure Description

Time (in minutes) from ED arrival to ED departure for all Adult Patients

Denominator

All Emergency Department encounters for patients aged 18 years and older with documented discharge disposition

Numerator

Time (in minutes) from ED arrival to ED departure for discharged Adult patients

Denominator Exclusions

Transfers -Psychiatric and mental health patients -Patients who expired in the emergency department -Patients transferred to observation – Admissions

Denominator Exceptions

None

Numerator Exclusions

None

NQF ID

N/A

NQS Domain

Person and Caregiver Centered Experience and Outcomes

High Priority Measure

Yes

High Priority Type

Outcome

Measure Type

Outcome

Telehealth

No

Meaningful Measure Area

Patient’s Experience of Care

Inverse Measure

Yes

Proportional Measure

No

Continuous Variable Measure

Yes

Ratio Measure

No

Range of the score(s) if Continuous Variable and/or Ratio

Time as measured in minutes; -5- infinity minutes

Number of performance rates to be calculated and submitted

1

Performance Rate Description(s)

N/A

Overall Performance Rate

1st Performance Rate

Risk-Adjusted Status

Yes

Risk-Adjusted Score

No

Care Setting

Emergency Department and Services

Additional Care Setting Information

N/A