Performance Measure Definition: Patient Contacts

Operational Specifications

• Numerator: All patients encountered by ATCEMS personnel
  
• Denominator: Not applicable
  

• Temporal aggregations are based on date/time of phone pick-up in Communications Center.
  
• Geographic aggregations are based on the location of patient contact.
  

Reporting

• Performance Goal: Patient Contacts
  
• URL: https://performance.austintexas.gov/stat/goals/nfqb-kts9/cspy-njdd/py4s-tsqw/
  
• Orientation: External
  
• Format: Line chart for current and previous fiscal year.
  
• Update Frequency: Monthly
  
• Data Source: Open Data table [EMS – Patient Contacts by Month]
  

• Medium: Data table
  
• Table Name: EMS – Patient Contacts by Month
  
• URL: https://data.austintexas.gov/Public-Safety/EMS-Patient-Contacts-by-Month/cibe-gpzy
  
• Columns: Total Patient Contacts; Austin Patient Contacts; Travis County Patient Contacts; Other Area Patient Contacts; Combined COA and TC Patient Contacts
  
• Aggregation Level: Month
  
• Update Frequency: Monthly
  

• Medium: Web site chart (http://www.austintexas.gov/page/patient-contact-and-transport-data)
  
• Orientation: External
  
• Format: Line chart containing monthly data values beginning October 2010.
  
• Update Frequency: Monthly
  
• Data Source: Open Data table [EMS – Patient Contacts by Month]
  

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