Percentage of patients transferred to another HEALTHCARE FACILITY whose medical record documentation indicated that patient information was communicated to the receiving FACILITY within 60 minutes of departure
Measure Specs
General Information
Numerator
Percentage of patients transferred to another HEALTHCARE FACILITY whose medical record documentation indicated that patient information was communicated to the receiving FACILITY within 60 minutes of departure
• Patient name
• Address
• Date of birth
• Gender
• Significant other contact information
• Health insurance information
Denominator
All emergency department patients who are transferred to another healthcare facility
Exclusions
All emergency department patients not discharged to another healthcare facility
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