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. 2009 Jan 1;9:1. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-1

Table 2.

Indexes for monitoring waiting list performance

Indexes Aggregation level Retrospective Cross-sectional
WAITING TIME - For each URG Waiting time of patients who received treatment during a given period T Waiting time of patients currently on the list at an index day
- All classes

- For each URG Waiting time of patients who received treatment during a given period T, weighted with the priority score Waiting time of patients currently on the list at an index day, weighed with the priority score
- All classes

WAITING LIST LENGTH - For each URG Average number of patients on waiting list during a given period T Number of patients currently on the list at an index day
- All classes

APPROPRIATE PERFORMANCE INDEX (API) - For each URG Percentage of patients receiving treatment within their respective MTBT in a given period of time T Percentage of patients currently on the list at an index day having waiting time inferior to their respective MTBT