Emergency Department PIA Time Metrics Adjusted for Demographics and Location, 2015-2026

Mean Physician Initial Assessment (PIA) times and percent changes from 2015 to 2026. The data is adjusted for variables including patient sex, age, season, CTAS triage levels, and rural/urban location. The dataset was authored by Moein Yoosefi and last updated on May 19, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in emergency department wait times based on the reported PIA time metrics.
• Compare triage efficiency between rural and urban settings based on the rural/urban classification.
• Model the impact of seasonal variation on patient assessment times based on the seasons variable.
• Evaluate the effect of patient demographics on initial assessment duration based on the adjusted sex and age variables.

Strengths

• Data covers a 12-year period from 2015 to 2026.
• Analysis adjusts for multiple factors including CTAS levels, rural/urban status, and patient demographics.
• Available under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 9.5 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

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Time Range

2015 to 2026

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 17:33:50; freshness should be verified.