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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

1. Total ED Visits in the Pediatric Emergency department

Indicator name	Total ED Visits
Indicator description	Number of patients that visited the Pediatric Emergency department
Indicator construction	Numerator	Total Number of patient visits to the ED
	Denominator	N/A
Rationale	Collection of the daily census in the Pediatric Emergency department provides an overview of the number of patients seen
Calculation	N/A
Score presentation	To be presented in count
Data period	Daily
Data source	Bestcare
Standard	All patients presented to the Pediatric Emergency Department are documented and accounted for
Caveats affecting the indicator	Please include the Non-eligible patient (not coded in the Bestcare HIS)

2. Total CTAS Level 1

Indicator name	Triage Acuity (CTAS1)
Indicator description	Percentage of triage patients categorized as CTAS level 1
Indicator construction	Numerator	Number of patients triaged as level 1
	Denominator	Number of patients triaged
Rationale	Obtaining the total number of patients with Triage Level 1 provides the list of critical patients brought directly to the Resuscitation Unit
Calculation	Numerator/ Denominator*100
Score presentation	To be presented in count and percentage
Data period	Daily
Data source	Bestcare
Standard	All critical patients presented to the Pediatric Emergency Department are appropriately triaged and managed in the Resuscitation Unit
Caveats affecting the indicator	Triage Level 1 are collected from the Bestcare

3. Total CTAS Level 2

Indicator name	Triage Acuity (CTAS2)
Indicator description	Percentage of triage patients categorized as CTAS level 2
Indicator construction	Numerator	Number of patients triaged as level 2
	Denominator	Number of patients triaged
Rationale	Obtaining the total number of patients with Triage Level 2 provides the list of patients with life threatening conditions brought directly to the Resuscitation Unit
Calculation	Numerator/ Denominator*100
Score presentation	To be presented in count and percentage
Data period	Daily
Data source	Bestcare
Standard	All patients with life threatening conditions presented to the Pediatric Emergency Department are appropriately triaged and managed in the Resuscitation Unit
Caveats affecting the indicator	Triage Level 2 are collected from the Bestcare

4. Total CTAS Level 3

Indicator name	Triage Acuity (CTAS3)
Indicator description	Percentage of triage patients categorized as CTAS level 3
Indicator construction	Numerator	Number of patients triaged as level 3
	Denominator	Number of patients triaged
Rationale	Obtaining the total number of patients with Triage Level 3 provides the list of patients requiring intermediate care from the Pediatric Acute Care Unit
Calculation	Numerator/ Denominator*100
Score presentation	To be presented in count and percentage
Data period	Daily
Data source	Bestcare
Standard	All patients requiring intermediate care from the Pediatric Acute Care Unit are appropriately triaged and managed
Caveats affecting the indicator	Triage Level 3 are collected from the Bestcare

Last Modified
9/6/2022 2:15 PM