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Key Performance Indicators 2009

Excerpts from:
Echotech Quality Account 2009

Contracts: All Community based contracts
(excludes Hospital based contracts)
 
Period: 01.01.09 to 31.12.09
 

Number of Echocardiograms performed
(excludes Hospital based Echo's)

14470
Echotech Patient Management Centre (PMC)
 
KPI 2 % Appointments booked within 1 week of receipt of referral via Echotech PMC
Outcome 100%
Threshold 100%
KPI 3 Waiting time from referral to echo via Echotech PMC - % Echo performed within 4 weeks from referral
Outcome 96%
Threshold 95%
Ave 14 days
KPI 4 % DNAs via Echotech PMC
Outcome 1.0%
Threshold 2.0% 
Community Echo Clinic
 
KPI 8 % Patients cancelled by Echotech on the day of the scan
Outcome 0.05%
Post Community Echo Clinic Management
 
KPI 12 % Reports submitted within 2 working days from day of clinic
Outcome 100%
Threshold 100%
KPI 13 % Requests from referrer for clarification of results responded to within 1 working day
Outcome 100%
Threshold 100%
KPI 14 % Urgent findings processed on the day of scan
Outcome 100%
Threshold 100%
Quality Assurance and Peer Review
 
KPI 15 Number of studies reviewed by a Clinical Operations Manager or Clinical Lead
5447
KPI 16 % Studies reviewed by a Clinical Operations Manager or Clinical Lead
Outcome 38%
Threshold 33%
KPI 17 Number of study images archived for QA and Peer Review (UltraLinq or iCardiogram)
14470
KPI 18 % Study images archived for QA and Peer Review (UltraLinq or iCardiogram)
Outcome 100%
Threshold 100% 
Clinical Governance Arrangements
KPI 30 Frequency of Clinical Governance Meetings
Outcome 10
Threshold 10/year 
KPI 36 Frequency of Clinical Training Days
Outcome
16th May
5th Dec
Threshold Bi-Annual
KPI 39 % Patient satisfaction questionnaire responses good to excellent
Outcome 100%
Threshold 95%
KPI 43 % Customer satisfaction questionnaire responses good to excellent
Outcome 98%
Threshold 95% 
Cardiology Referral               
 
KPI 67 Number of patients suggested for Cardiology referral
1881
KPI 68 % Patients suggested for Cardiology referral
13% 
KPI 69 Number of patients requiring Urgent action
579
KPI 70 % Patients requiring Urgent action
4%
 

 

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