ER Delay
| Data Element (edit) | |
| Field Name: | ER Delay |
| CCMDB Label: | not stated |
| CCMDB tab: | not stated |
| Table: | Created_variables_common table |
| Data type: | date |
| Length: | n/a |
| Program: | Med and CC |
| Created/Raw: | Created |
| Start Date: | 1988-07-11 |
| End Date: | 2300-01-01 |
| Sort Index: | 8 |
The ER Delay is the difference between the Accept DtTm and Arrive_DtTm for patients arriving from the ER.
It's is calculated by created_variables_common_maker query and stored in created_variables_common table in CFE.
data use
- Measure the time spent using ER bed/facilities/staff while already accepted under a Medicine or Critical Care Service.
- Measure the delay of movement of patient from ER bed to Medicine or Critical Care bed.
Integrity checks
| Data Integrity Checks | |
| Summary: | Unusually long ER Delay |
| Related: | Accept DtTm, Arrive_DtTm, Service/Location |
| Firmness: | soft check |
| Timing: | |
| App: | CCMDB.mdb |
| Coding: | query check_ER_Delay_not_too_big |
| Uses L Problem table: | not relevant for this app |
| Status: | implemented |
| Implementation Date: | date change was rolled out / first applied |
| Backlogged: | true |
The data collector will receive an error if:
- ER Delay is greater than:
- CC - 8 hours
- Med – 44 hours
- Patient came from ER at own hospital
- Service/Location is not an EMIP
Reporting and Analysis
The SAS Program to read the data is in X:\Julie\SAS_CFE\CFE_macros\CFE_ERWait_Moves.sas
Legacy
Used to be collected as ER Wait and before that as Moves for Medicine.