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\nMost critical\n\n
\nDelay from time admit order written to Bed Control or House Supervisor \nassigns pt to a (eg. ICU pt waiting on ICU bed to open up).\n\n
\nDelay for an ED bed to become available, includes hallway beds, or beds \nunavailable due to staffing issues. No beds available for inbound \nambulances, including hallway beds.\n\n
\nDelay related to admitting doctor's evaluation and confirmation of \ndisposition. Starts when physician sees patient and ends when H&P done, \nancillary studies necessary to dispo pt done & resulted, pt ready to be \ndispositioned.\n\n
\nDelay due to failure of the physician to Orders write the admit/discharge \norder. Includes time from pt ready for dispo to order written to \nadmit/discharge.\n\n
\nDelay because of pt being admitted to Obs. Includes time from pt ready \nfor dispo to time order written to admit patient to 23 hours ED/floor obs.\n\n
\nDelay in processing pt (seeing or accomplishing orders) timely due to \nlack of staff. From time order written to time order accomplished (eg. \nsplint ankle).\n\n
\nDelay caused by inability to transfer patient to another facility in a \ntimely manner.\n\n
\nDelay from ambulance request to arrival.\n\n
\nDelay from time study done to time study resulted.\n\n
\nDelay from time study ordered to time study is done and available for \ninterpretation.\n\n
\nDelay caused by inability to get ordered drugs from Pharmacy. Includes \ndelay from time meds ordered to meds received.\n\n
\nDelay due to lack of timely turn around for labs ordered. Includes time \nfrom labsdrawn/obtained to labs resulted.\n\n
\nDelay caused by inability to get labs drawn in a timely fashion.Time from \nlab order to lab draw.\n\n
\nDelay caused by inability to get medical supplies in a timely fashion. \nIncludes time from order (or need identified) to receipt of supplies (eg. \nsplints, crutches, c-line kits).\n\n
\nDelay in getting pt needing surgery to the OR. \n\n
\nDelays caused by inability to find transportation for discharged patient \nor delays in identified patient transportation arriving at the EDTime \nfrom pt ready for discharge to pt out of ED.\n\n
\nSame as above for destinations other than home.\n\n
\nPatient discharge to his/her previous living arrangement.\n\n
\nPatient admitted to an inpatient location, not including ICU/Tele/Psych.\n\n
\nPatient leaves the ED before being treated. Not AMA, as no form signed.\n\n
\nPatient is discharged from the ED and sent to another VA facility.\n\n
\nPatient left against medical advice; form signed; patient may or may not \nhave been evaluated medically.\n\n
\nPatient discharged from the ED and referred to another evaluation clinic \nat the same site. Some degree of triage is necessary to make this \njudgement.\n\n
\nDead\n\n
\nPatient admitted to an inpatient telemetry unit.\n\n
\nPatient admitted to an inpatient critical care unit.\n\n
\nPatient discharged from the ED and referred to another evaluation clinic \nat the same site. Some degree of triage is necessary to make this \njudgement.\n\n
\nPatient left the ED and disposition unknown; patient may have been seen \nand evaluated by nurse/doc.\n\n
\nSent by on-site doc, NP, PA, or nurse or other care provider for \nevaluation\n\n
\nSent by off-site clinic, e.g., CBOC\n\n
\nPatient is discharge from the ED and sent to another non-VA facility.\n\n
\nPatient admitted to an inpatient psychiatric unit.\n\n
\nDelay caused by lack of completion of a consult ordered. Includes time \nelapsed from consult requested to consult obtained.\n\n
\nTransfer from on-site nursing home.\n\n
\nFrom outside community without referral no matter what mode of \ntransportation.\n\n
\nTransfer from off-site nursing home.\n\n
\nSent by a non-VA clinic, primary care or other providers.\n\n
\nSent from a non-VA nursing home.\n\n
\nOther transfers, like VA ED-to-ED transfer for specific subspecialty care.\n\n
\nEn-route to the ED.\n\n
\nAt the ED, awaiting triage.\n\n
\nED patient, after triage.\n\n
\nAdmitted and designated as a Holder (extended time in ED).\n\n
\nDischarged, still in ED.\n\n
\nDelay from time hospital bed assigned to pt transported from \nED(eg.waiting on escort).\n\n
\nDelay caused by physicians seeing patients. Includes elapsed time from pt \nplaced in bed to pt seen by provider(eg. five chest pains arrive in 10 \nminutes).\n\n
\nDelays caused by inability to contact on-call staff.\n\n
\nDelay caused by inability to find an accepting physician to admit \npatient.Includes elapsed time to obtain accepting physician after need \nfor pt admission determined.\n\n
\nDelay in getting escort to transport pt. Includes elapsed time from time \nescort called to time escort arrives to transport patient to inpatient \nunit, clinic, or radiology.\n\n
\nPatient admitted, still in ED.\n\n
\nObservation patient under care of the ED.\n\n