Table 2 Indexes for monitoring waiting list performance
From: A model to prioritize access to elective surgery on the basis of clinical urgency and waiting time
Indexes | Aggregation level | Retrospective | Cross-sectional |
|---|---|---|---|
WAITING TIME | - For each URG | Waiting time of patients who received treatment during a given period T | Waiting time of patients currently on the list at an index day |
| Â | - All classes | Â | Â |
| Â | - For each URG | Waiting time of patients who received treatment during a given period T, weighted with the priority score | Waiting time of patients currently on the list at an index day, weighed with the priority score |
| Â | - All classes | Â | Â |
WAITING LIST LENGTH | - For each URG | Average number of patients on waiting list during a given period T | Number of patients currently on the list at an index day |
| Â | - All classes | Â | Â |
APPROPRIATE PERFORMANCE INDEX (API) | - For each URG | Percentage of patients receiving treatment within their respective MTBT in a given period of time T | Percentage of patients currently on the list at an index day having waiting time inferior to their respective MTBT |