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Quality Definitions and Methodology

Quality Data Collection Periods as Posted on Hospital Compare on 01/18/2013

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Measure Collection Period
From To
Timely Emergency Department Care
ED-1b. Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department, before they were admitted to the hospital as an inpatient1/1/20123/31/2012
ED-2b. Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department, after the doctor decided to admit them as an inpatient before leaving the emergency department for their inpatient room1/1/20123/31/2012
OP-18b. Average time patients spent in the emergency department before being sent home1/1/20123/31/2012
OP-20. Average time patients spent in the emergency department before they were seen by a healthcare professional1/1/20123/31/2012
OP-21. Average time patients who came to the emergency department with broken bones had to wait before receiving pain medication1/1/20123/31/2012
OP-23. Percentage of patients who came to the emergency department with stroke symptoms who received brain scan results within 45 minutes of arrival1/1/20123/31/2012