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| | | | INDICATOR: | ||
|style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold | |style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold" | [[:Category: Length of stay| LENGTH OF STAY]] PER MEDICINE WARD ADMISSION | ||
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| | | | SIGNIFICANCE: | ||
| Length of stay (LOS) is influenced by many factors, but safe and effective care should result in shorter [[:Category: Length of stay| length of stay]]. | | Length of stay (LOS) is influenced by many factors, but safe and effective care should result in shorter [[:Category: Length of stay| length of stay]]. | ||
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| | | | DEFINITIONS: | ||
| Average LOS reported for each [[ Site and Location table | ward]] in the region. | | Average LOS reported for each [[ Site and Location table | ward]] in the region. | ||
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| | | | SPECIFICATION: | ||
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| | | | Inclusion Criteria: | ||
| All [[Site and Location table | ward]] admissions in the Medicine Database ([[MedTMS]]). Admissions from Emergency Department are considered a "new" [[Site and Location table | ward]] admission when patient is admitted to the medicine service. If transfers occur across [[Site and Location table | wards]] or another service within the same [[Site and Location table | hospital]], this will be reported as 3 individual length of stays in the ward and not one cumulative LOS. | | All [[Site and Location table | ward]] admissions in the Medicine Database ([[MedTMS]]). Admissions from Emergency Department are considered a "new" [[Site and Location table | ward]] admission when patient is admitted to the medicine service. If transfers occur across [[Site and Location table | wards]] or another service within the same [[Site and Location table | hospital]], this will be reported as 3 individual length of stays in the ward and not one cumulative LOS. | ||
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| | | | Exclusion Criteria: | ||
| None | | None | ||
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| rowspan="2 | | rowspan="2" | Required Variables (Definition of Terms) : | ||
| [[Admit date and time | Ward admit date/time]] – the date and time the patient is admitted to a [[Site and Location table | ward]]. Go to: [[Discharge_date_and_time#Definition_for_Medicine | Definition of Admission date and time for Medicine patients]]. | | [[Admit date and time | Ward admit date/time]] – the date and time the patient is admitted to a [[Site and Location table | ward]]. Go to: [[Discharge_date_and_time#Definition_for_Medicine | Definition of Admission date and time for Medicine patients]]. | ||
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| rowspan="2 | | rowspan="2" | Calculation Procedure: | ||
| '''LOS per admission per ward''' = [[Discharge date and time | Ward discharge date/time]] – [[Admit date and time | Ward admit date/time]] (expressed in days). | | '''LOS per admission per ward''' = [[Discharge date and time | Ward discharge date/time]] – [[Admit date and time | Ward admit date/time]] (expressed in days). | ||
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| | | | WHERE & WHEN REPORTED: | ||
| [[Quarterly report]] and [[Annual report]] in Fiscal Year of Activity Summary. | | [[Quarterly report]] and [[Annual report]] in Fiscal Year of Activity Summary. | ||
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| | | | PRESCRIBED BY: | ||
| [[p:Dr. Dan Roberts]] | | [[p:Dr. Dan Roberts]] | ||
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| | | | TARGET: | ||
| None yet. | | None yet. | ||
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| | | | COMMENT: | ||
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Revision as of 15:59, 7 June 2018
| INDICATOR: | LENGTH OF STAY PER MEDICINE WARD ADMISSION |
| SIGNIFICANCE: | Length of stay (LOS) is influenced by many factors, but safe and effective care should result in shorter length of stay. |
| DEFINITIONS: | Average LOS reported for each ward in the region. |
| SPECIFICATION: | |
| Inclusion Criteria: | All ward admissions in the Medicine Database (MedTMS). Admissions from Emergency Department are considered a "new" ward admission when patient is admitted to the medicine service. If transfers occur across wards or another service within the same hospital, this will be reported as 3 individual length of stays in the ward and not one cumulative LOS. |
| Exclusion Criteria: | None |
| Required Variables (Definition of Terms) : | Ward admit date/time – the date and time the patient is admitted to a ward. Go to: Definition of Admission date and time for Medicine patients. |
| Ward discharge date/time – the date and time the patient was discharge to a ward. | |
| Calculation Procedure: | LOS per admission per ward = Ward discharge date/time – Ward admit date/time (expressed in days). |
| Average LOS Per Ward = average LOS from all admissions to a ward where discharge date is between the beginning and the ending of the Reporting time. | |
| WHERE & WHEN REPORTED: | Quarterly report and Annual report in Fiscal Year of Activity Summary. |
| PRESCRIBED BY: | p:Dr. Dan Roberts |
| TARGET: | None yet. |
| COMMENT: |