Transfer Delay (Critical Care): Difference between revisions
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* The purpose is to determine the amount of time the patient is occupying a bed in an ICU setting when the patient no longer needs that [[Level of care hierarchy| level of care]] (also referred to as wasted bed) from the [[#Transfer Ready DtTm in use at different times]] until the [[Dispo DtTm]]. | * The purpose is to determine the amount of time the patient is occupying a bed in an ICU setting when the patient no longer needs that [[Level of care hierarchy| level of care]] (also referred to as wasted bed) from the [[#Transfer Ready DtTm in use at different times]] until the [[Dispo DtTm]]. | ||
== Calculation of Transfer Delay == | == Calculation of Transfer Delay == | ||
*Transfer Delay is the difference between Dispo DtTm and first Transfer Ready DtTm. | |||
*As agreed in JALT meeting March 22, 2023, transfer delays will be reported based on actual delay times with no more allowances of less than n hours. | *As agreed in JALT meeting March 22, 2023, transfer delays will be reported based on actual delay times with no more allowances of less than n hours. | ||
*Initially, transfer delay calculation follows the national Vital Signs Monitoring program guideline which is substracting 2 hrs from all actual delay time. | *Initially, transfer delay calculation follows the national Vital Signs Monitoring program guideline which is substracting 2 hrs from all actual delay time. | ||