NHSPI_measure_metadata: 73

Data provided by Big Local News. Data from the National Health Security Preparedness Index. The overall index is useful for examining a state’s readiness in dealing with any number of issues. There also are specific metrics that directly relate to states’ abilities to respond to the Coronavirus pandemic. With that in mind, we have pulled out and processed key metrics -- from preparedness for surge testing to evaluating how many people in each state have access to paid time off. Our goal is to make it easier for journalists to access and analyze for their reporting. For more information, please start with the NHSPI_READ_ME file. Questions? Contact biglocalnews@stanford.edu.

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rowid	obsid	index	item_code	domain_code	domain_name	domain_description	subdomain_code	subdomain_name	subdomain_description	subdomain_long_desc	measure_name	measure_description	measure_rationale	data_source	verbose_data_source	data_dates	limitations
73	152.0	Index	4.2.2	4.0	HD	Healthcare Delivery	11.0	HPS	Hospital and Physician Services	Hospital and physician services refers to care for a patient who is formally admitted (or “hospitalized”) to an institution for treatment and/or care and stays for a minimum of one night in the hospital or other institution.	M148	Median time in minutes from hospital admission decision to emergency department (ED) departure for patients admitted to hospitals in the state (identifier ED-2)(reverse coded)	Measuring the time that patients spend in the emergency department after the physician decides to admit a patient and before the patient is admitted into the facility as an inpatient is critical to understanding the challenges that may be experienced in terms of medical surge (i.e., ramp up). Understanding the patient movement flow and barriers can assist in surge planning for public health emergencies to increase patients' access to treatment and supportive care.	CMS TEC	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Timely and Effective Care—State	2013—2018	The measure does not evaluate the hospital's capacity to move patients from the emergency department to inpatient care during a mass casualty or other event.