cms_timely_care_delta
Which hospitals' emergency-department throughput is degrading period-over-period? Windows the CMS Timely & Effective Care snapshots to compute each hospital's latest-vs-prior change on a measure (default OP_18b median ED time; higher = worse). Filter by measure, state, facility_id, direction (worse | better | any), min_pct_change, min_delta, and min_sample. Returns latest_score, prior_score, delta, and pct_change — the founder's ED-staffing-pressure tell. CMS Care Compare public-domain records. [price: $0.05/row]
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| limit | No | Max rows (default 25, cap 100). | |
| state | No | Hospital state code(s), CSV. | |
| offset | No | Rows to skip. | |
| measure | No | Measure id to compare across periods (default OP_18b). | |
| direction | No | worse (default) | better | any. | |
| min_delta | No | Minimum absolute change in the chosen direction. | |
| min_sample | No | Minimum latest-period sample size. | |
| facility_id | No | CMS CCN(s), CSV. | |
| min_pct_change | No | Minimum period-over-period % change in the chosen direction. |