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Why do you recommend calculating the median time from “decision to admit to transfer to an inpatient bed,” rather than the average time or the percentage of patients meeting a defined goal?

April 26, 2017admit average bed calculating decision inpatient median recommend time transfer

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Why do you recommend calculating the median time from “decision to admit to transfer to an inpatient bed,” rather than the average time or the percentage of patients meeting a defined goal?

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Median time is a more sensitive and less variable measure than the average or the percentage of patients meeting a defined goal or target. The median is less affected by extreme outliers, which can distort both the average (mean) and the percentage of patients meeting a goal.