Edit Reporting Indicators: Patient flow

Free text: ==QI domain== * [[QualityDomain::Efficient]] ==Reported as== Count of patient discharged per bed per period of time ==Significance== Patient flow indicates the throughput for a unit and is complementary to occupancy, which is a stagnant measure. Flow has been shown to correlate with outcomes and is considered a surrogate for experience. Factors affecting patient flow include ICU patient type and acuity, Structural and process-related aspects of care, and factors affecting patient flow following ICU care. ==Sampling Plan / Procedure== ===Inclusion Criteria=== All ICU patients ===Exclusion Criteria=== None ===Frequency=== * Total number of ICU discharges are calculated and reported on a monthly, quarterly or yearly basis based on the daily data. * Time Reference for month, quarter or year is based on ICU discharge dates. * Number of physical ICU beds available. The number of available bed rarely change over time except for pandemic or seasonal closures. ** If the number of daily available bed changes over the period of time, use the number of bed which is the most numbered. Example, in a monthly period, 20 out of 30 days have opened bed = 15 while 10 days have 14 beds, use the number of bed=15. ==Definition and Derivation== ===Numerator=== Num = Total number of discharges ===Denominator=== Denom = Number of ICU beds ===Formula=== Patient Flow = Num / Denom ===Example=== *Time Reference: Discharge Dates from Jan 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017 *Number of patients who have discharge dates from Jan 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017 at HSC MICU = 195 *Opened Bed = 15 *Patient Flow = 195 / 15 = 13 ==Data Sources== *The number of patients discharged is taken from the [[Centralized_data.accdb]]. *The daily bed available or opened per unit is taken from the [[Bed Census]] Database. ==SAS Program== Part of {{S:\MED\MED_CCMED}}Julie\SAS_CFE\CC_reports\ChartReport\prepCCChart.sas ==Report Users== *Critical Care Directors and Site Managers *Critical Care Quality Improvement Team (QIT) == Related articles == {{Related Articles}}