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We track the time medicine patients spend in the ER before being admitted to a med ward bed. | We track the time medicine patients spend in the ER before being admitted to a med ward bed. | ||
== Purposes of collecting " | == Purposes of collecting "ER Wait" data: == | ||
To assess the "time delay" from when a patient is first accepted to Medicine Service while in the site's own ER (emergency room) to when the patient actually arrives in a medicine ward bed of the same hospital. (This is done in conjunction with [[Admit, Transfer and Discharge date and time | admit time]]). | To assess the "time delay" from when a patient is first accepted to Medicine Service while in the site's own ER (emergency room) to when the patient actually arrives in a medicine ward bed of the same hospital. (This is done in conjunction with [[Admit, Transfer and Discharge date and time | admit time]]). | ||
*NOTE: We will NO longer be tracking the second purpose of moves and that is; how much time an in-service medicine patient spends on off service [[Site and Location | wards]] while still under a medicine service physician's care. | *NOTE: We will NO longer be tracking the second purpose of moves and that is; how much time an in-service medicine patient spends on off service [[Site and Location | wards]] while still under a medicine service physician's care. | ||