Health, Standard 24/03/2006 Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Proposed 16/10/2012
Definition:
Process by which a patient is briefly assessed upon arrival in the emergency department to determine the urgency of their problem and priority for care.
Context:
Emergency department care
Source and reference attributes
Reference documents:
Hospital Demand Management Group, Metropolitan Health and Aged Care Services Division, State Government Department of Human Services, Victoria. http://www.health.vic.gov.au/hdms/triage.htm