Institutional Measures

Emergency Department / ED

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center tracks specific measures related to the care provided in the Emergency Department.

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Strategic Improvement Measures for the Emergency Department
Admission cycle time: Average time from arrival in ED until admission (75k) Percent of STS patients with independent double checks involving high risk meds Percent of patients meeting established criteria for a safe handoff (observed) Percent of patients with completed and verified Medication Reconciliation Discharge / transfer cycle time (75K) Patient / Family satisfaction with pain management (76k) Patient / Family satisfaction with MD and RN working together (75k) Patient / Family satisfaction with wait time (75k) Patient / Family satisfaction with care: Percent of respondents who gave Cincinnati Children's a rating of 10 (on a 10-point scale) (77k) Percent of patients who left without being seen (75k) Percent of unplanned ED return admissions: Percent of ED patients discharged home who are readmitted to the hospital within 48 hours (75k) Time to MD: Average time form arrival in ED until seen by a physician in the ED: Overall (75k) Time to MD: Average time form arrival in ED until seen by a physician in the ED: Stratified by insurance status (75k) Time to MD: Average time form arrival in ED until seen by a physician in the ED: Stratified by race (75k) MMP (Measures time from triage to first MD) Percent of time callback for referral from MD is documented: Proportion of ED visits having adequate callback documentation from the attending where the referring physician specifically requests a callback Percent of eligible patients receiving evidence-based care (155k) Percent of eligible patients receiving evidence-based care stratified by insurance status (154k) Percent of eligible patients receiving evidence-based care stratified by race (154k)

Strategic Improvement Measures for the Emergency Department

Admission cycle time: Average time from arrival in ED until admission (75k)
Percent of STS patients with independent double checks involving high risk meds
Percent of patients meeting established criteria for a safe handoff (observed)
Percent of patients with completed and verified Medication Reconciliation
Discharge / transfer cycle time (75K)
Patient / Family satisfaction with pain management (76k)
Patient / Family satisfaction with MD and RN working together (75k)
Patient / Family satisfaction with wait time (75k)
Patient / Family satisfaction with care: Percent of respondents who gave Cincinnati Children's a rating of 10 (on a 10-point scale) (77k)
Percent of patients who left without being seen (75k)
Percent of unplanned ED return admissions: Percent of ED patients discharged home who are readmitted to the hospital within 48 hours (75k)
Time to MD: Average time form arrival in ED until seen by a physician in the ED: Overall (75k)
Time to MD: Average time form arrival in ED until seen by a physician in the ED: Stratified by insurance status (75k)
Time to MD: Average time form arrival in ED until seen by a physician in the ED: Stratified by race (75k)
MMP (Measures time from triage to first MD)
Percent of time callback for referral from MD is documented: Proportion of ED visits having adequate callback documentation from the attending where the referring physician specifically requests a callback
Percent of eligible patients receiving evidence-based care (155k)
Percent of eligible patients receiving evidence-based care stratified by insurance status (154k)
Percent of eligible patients receiving evidence-based care stratified by race (154k)

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