The national utilization rate is calculated as the total ED visits divided by the total months of enrollment, multiplied by 12 (i.e., twelve months) and multiplied by 1000 (i.e., a thousand members).
What is ED throughput?
ED throughput, measured by a patient's length of stay (LOS), includes increments of time between the arrival to and departure from the ED. Reducing an ED's LOS promotes quality care and patient safety and is often used as a key performance indicator for hospital EDs.Jun 1, 2020
What does ED utilization mean?
ED utilization is a number that expresses how efficiently an emergency department is running. Medical providers use the health of the surrounding population to predict the rate at which the community will use the local emergency department and compare it to the rate at which it's actually being used.
What is ED observation?
The emergency department observation unit (EDOU) is a specialized unit designed for efficient, ongoing medical treatment, assessment, and reassessment of patients before the appropriate decision can be made to either discharge or admit.Feb 3, 2021
What unit is ED?
Emergency department became commonly used when emergency medicine was recognized as a medical specialty, and hospitals and medical centres developed departments of emergency medicine to provide services. Other common variations include 'emergency ward,' 'emergency centre' or 'emergency unit'.