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Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—waiting time (to service delivery), total minutes NNNNN

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Definition

The time elapsed in minutes for each patient from presentation in the emergency department to a service occurrence of a specific event related to service delivery.

Components

Data Element (this item)
Non-admitted patient emergency department service episode—waiting time (to service delivery), total minutes NNNNN

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Total minutes NNNNN ".
Data Type Number
Format NNNNN
Maximum character length 5

Comments

Guide for use:
Calculated from date and time of service event minus date and time patient presents. Although triage category 1 is measured in seconds, it is recognised that the data will not be collected with this precision.

Comments:

It is recognised that at times of extreme urgency or multiple synchronous presentations, or if no medical officer is on duty in the emergency department, this service may be provided by a nurse.

References


This content Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Attribution provided as required under the AIHW CC-BY licence.

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