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Acute Care Inpatient and Observation Patient Throughput

Measuring the number of inpatient admissions per week over time will show how changes are affecting overall throughput.

Hospital Flow Measurement Guide

A measurement framework for measuring hospital flow/throughput across the system.

Measures for Operational and Clinical Improvement in the Emergency Department

These measures were developed as part of IHI's Learning and Innovation Community on Operational and Clinical Improvement in the Emergency Department and are useful for teams improving operational flow in the Emergency Department.

Readmission Rate

Percentage of admitted patients who return to the hospital within seven days of discharge.

Time from ED to Inpatient Bed (median)

Median time in hours from the decision to admit a patient from ED to the physical placement of the patient in an inpatient bed.

Time from ICU to Inpatient Bed (median)

The median time from when the patient is deemed ready for transfer from the intensive care unit (ICU) to when the patient is physically placed in an inpatient bed.